Quote Originally Posted by MJPJ Sugars View Post
Still have a few taps running strong and clear -- while buckets hanging adjacent in the same tree are dry -- guess that means the taps ran dry?
Yes, they have probably run dry due to the bacteria growth in the tap hole. You could experiment by pulling a tap and drilling the hole 1/8th inch deeper to see what happens.

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