Central Ontario Tapping

[NTBugtraq]

Well the sap was running like mad yesterday here. Everyone of my 5 gallon jugs and 3 gallon jugs were overflowing so I poured them all into my 55 gallon barrel. 4 hours later they are all overflowing again and I am completely out of storage. I might do one more boil but I will only get through maybe 30-35 gallons during a boil. My neighbor has taken some but judging by the weather here tomorrow and the next day, I will be continually be flooding the ground with sap. I collected about 100 gallons yesterday and I have no idea how much ended up on the ground. If anybody is in the Barrie area and wants to take away 50-60 gallons of sap, bring your containers. I'm getting ready to pull the taps tomorrow but if somebody wants the sap, I will leave them in until Thursday or Friday for you. I definitely need a more bigger evaporator for next year. Almost makes me cry to not be able to get through it, but hopefully somebody can.

Either my sap is running (which means I must be here and boiling, because my storage is full) or my storage is full but the lines are frozen to the arch (which means I couldn't add any sap to my storage). But next year I am going to add some storage to my trailer so I can take such offers. But I should add that 60 gallons is not really profitable to drive to get...(but hey, I am 1 hour from Barrie, if I was in Barrie it would definitely be profitable).

I have 400 gallons of storage here and this year has been weird as I have run always near capacity. Yesterday I couldn't boil as my lines were frozen and I had 160 gallons of storage space when I went to bed, I woke up this morning to only 10 gallons of space left...lolz. So, you're not alone. I have 6 x 5 gal food grade buckets that I keep handy just in case...

I should add, no buds here yet.

[NTBugtraq]

Another good day of boiling (started at 2:00am yesterday and today). Sap flowed a little bit today, only 40 gallons from 216 taps. Forecast says I can boil for 2-3 days before more potential sap, looks like I might finally get caught up. Still no sign of buds, heck I still have snow on most of the forest floor. So, I am currently behind on syrup produced since first sap flows, but every sap running day has been mega...so my fingers are still crossed for a very good year.

Is everyone else finished?

[Run Forest Run!]

The trees are no where near finished. Me on the other hand? That's a different story.

[Clinkis]

The trees are no where near finished. Me on the other hand? That's a different story.

I know the feeling.....just got back from and collecting and everything over flowing. Looked long and hard with hopes of seeing some swelling buds but no luck. I do agree that things could go for another week or two but don't think i'll make it.......

[NTBugtraq]

Alas, you need to do like I did, count on maple syrup for some portion of your yearly income...highly motivates you...;-]

[c0ps]

Your sap ran today? I had 144 L drop from what trees I have left yesterday, but today hardly a drop.

[Run Forest Run!]

That's really odd c0ps. My trees were doing well today. You'd think that we'd be experiencing the same results as one another today.

[c0ps]

That's really odd c0ps. My trees were doing well today. You'd think that we'd be experiencing the same results as one another today.

That's why I was surprised to hear yours ran, we must be less than 20 min from one another. Maybe it's because I only have Manitoba maples left.

[Run Forest Run!]

c0ps, I'd say my Manitoba maples were iffy today. A few weren't giving anything up, two were decent and one was really pumping it out. The taps on the north sides of the Manitobas were the best ones today.

[c0ps]

Ahhhhhhhhhh, ok maybe that can be it. I tapped all the trees on the south east side.