Central Ontario Tapping

[Run Forest Run!]

Anyone seeing any sap? Things have been really quiet here since the sap tsunami on Monday.

[Clinkis]

Was running like crazy this morning when I left for work. I haven't gotten any since Monday either. Just got home now and most of my buckets are half full but doesn't look like it's running anymore. Also snowing/raining and temps have dipped a little. Should have a decent collection and very possibly my last one. If forecast is correct they are calling for warmer temps and no more below freezing in my area which means I could be done. I'll probably leave everything in place til the weekend and then pull everything if that's the case. Here's hoping forecast is wrong like usual!

[Run Forest Run!]

Thanks for the report Clinkis. I didn't check my trees down the street because I was a little concerned about icy roads. Maybe they are dripping? The buckets here at the house aren't dripping. I need to get all four propane tanks refilled too, but was also holding off on the roadtrip for the same reason as above. When the temps rise and the freezing rain warning is long past I'll hit the road.

[67HEAVEN]

Anyone seeing any sap? Things have been really quiet here since the sap tsunami on Monday.

Nada in Northumberland.

[NTBugtraq]

I got ~10 gallons of sap before 10:30am, but nothing since. I managed to do 2 draws and could've had a third if I had the stamina. Officially now more than twice as much syrup as last year.

[Run Forest Run!]

Great news on your syrup total NTB. I should really go and check on the taps, but it's wet out there and dry in here.

[Galena]

Hey Karen! Pack up your propane burners and tanks and stuff and get over here to my place! Swimming in 150l of sap (actually 170, counting what's going right now)

[NTBugtraq]

Has anyone else heard the theory that there should be 20 good sap flowing days in a season?

[Run Forest Run!]

Well, I braved the soggy disgusting weather to collect from the trees down the street. I haven't measured exactly, but it looks like 20-25L from the 10 taps - but that's a two day total not 24 hours. If those trees go from frozen to finished in about a week it will be disappointing but, hey, you get what you get.

[Galena]

Has anyone else heard the theory that there should be 20 good sap flowing days in a season?

Not til now, but as I've been keeping daily records of tapping season since 2010, will let you know if anything like that crops up. However....the weather has changed a huge amount in the last 20 yrs so that theory may be long washed up the wayside by now.

Besides, what exactly defines a good sap flowing day? And surely 1-day sap tsunamis must count for 3-4 days worth of *regular* collecting, wouldn't it? And surely it must apply to only buckets and driplines, as now the weather doesn't affect those on vacuum.