I took my buckets down again today. I took them down last Sunday as well - then I was dumping 1-2 gallons out of each one. I put them back up on Tuesday hoping 2 or 3 days around 40 would help some sap to run. Today, I gathered a whole 8.5 gallons. Even though accuweather shows we got to 40 on Wednesday and Friday and we were upper 30's today, almost nothing ran. The forecast on accuweather now calls for 45 on Saturday and then 40's the next week - there's something to look forward to!
RC Maple
14X14 sugarhouse
RO Bucket - RB10
2x3 barrel evaporator with continuous flow pan
55 taps - most on buckets
Don't know whether to be a little disappointed in the weekend:120 gal on 92 taps all weekend or hopeful that it means the season will continue for a couple more weeks.. Didn't get anything last weekend either...
2019: tapped 2/20/19, 92 taps on buckets
2018: tapped 2/11/18, pulled 3/27/18 75 taps on same buckets 'Optimizer' inverted filter rack =30.5 gallons finished syrup
2017: tapped 2/5/17 fuel oil tank evaporator two 18"x28" flat pans, 50 taps on drop lines/Buckets, Small scale RO =11 gallon syrup
2016: tapped 1/25/16 1st year, 25 taps on buckets, copper kettle over a fire =4.5 gallon syrup
6x4 gator sap collector and kid hauler
Wasnt the best of runs with all the wind AGAIN! Ran better yesterday afternoon before the cool down. If it doesn't run this wed and thurs, pack it in.
Not complaining
Sunday we collected 1.5 gals per tap. We’re not complaining, that’s two days of boiling for us and I expect to collect more today. Looks like a good week, cold nights warm days. We’d-Thur-Fri looks good. The season is not over.
2020 89 taps on buckets. 2 x 4, 3-channel, flat pan, evaporator
My run aver the weekend was about 1 gal /tap. Yesterday was about .5 gal+ and today looks good too. But it looks like a big run is on its way this week. So far..so good. The sugar has been doing good too..holding over 2%.
RC Maple
14X14 sugarhouse
RO Bucket - RB10
2x3 barrel evaporator with continuous flow pan
55 taps - most on buckets
I didn't expect much sap over the weekend. I checked and emptied all the buckets Saturday night - mostly just to make sure they were all still on the trees after Fridays wind. I only gathered about a quart per tap Saturday night. They did drip a little Saturday but it was only 31 in the morning and it didn't warm up much either. I expected the same for yesterday except that we would have a low in the mid 20's going into Sunday. It never seemed like it would warm up yesterday and only got to 38 but we had a little snow most of the afternoon. We gathered last night and they had ran well yesterday - almost a gallon/tap. I guess I am boiling tonight! The newspaper says most every night this week will be in the 20's but Accuweather and the weather channel don't go quite that far. I guess we'll see as the week goes along...
RC Maple
14X14 sugarhouse
RO Bucket - RB10
2x3 barrel evaporator with continuous flow pan
55 taps - most on buckets
We collected a gallon per tap today (Monday) and expect another gallon tomorrow. Total for the year about 11 gals per tap.
2020 89 taps on buckets. 2 x 4, 3-channel, flat pan, evaporator
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