Schenectady-Albany-Saratoga Counties

[crzypete]

I'm planning one more batch (at least) It's been a good season so far despite my busy schedule with my work. I tapped 24 trees this year, (had tapped 36 last year) made 6 gallons so far this year and had to toss enough sap for close to another gallon as it went bad while I was away for a week. So with one more batch I'll be at 2/3 of last years production with 2/3's the taps and could have been past that with the spoiled sap. all in all a good year. Way fewer batches than last year, the run was an intense one rather than short bursts.

Also kinda disappointing is the very little amount of early light syrup. Literally one quart is light- oh well.

Pete

[Trevor5]

Trees are still producing in Greenfield, not sure how much of it I will boil, only have tomorrow to boil. I will use some of it to thin down the 4ish gallons I made last weekend as it looks more like honey than syrup, it took too long to get it out of the pan once I hit the proper density. I think I will use just enough to thin it and maybe boil the rest separate in case it has gone buddy, some of my trees look like buds might be starting to pop.

It has been a very short season and unfortunately I was out of town for the two weeks that the sap monsoon happened. My wife collected all the sap for me but storing it for two weeks probably didn't do it any favors.

Trevor

[highlandcattle]

Fort Plain.. Our front lawn trees are about done. Even in this cold wind buds are beginning. Bright sun today. Ron very dissapointed in such a short season. I'm encouraging him to let them go a few days more...

[Wanabe1972]

Ive been working all day so im not sure if the sap is running but i made just under 9 gallons yesterday. I wasnt sure if i was going to make much this year but with the last couple of days im getting close to my goal. We may get a few days next week and then i think we are done.

[KReinisch]

Going to boil one more time in southern Albany county. I have one cold woods that is still going.

[Axle54]

Hoping one last batch as well. Temps around 60 Sunday and after. Hopefully whats collected for everbody has not spoiled.

[sugarman3]

holding out for hopefully 1 or 2 more runs,boiled wed and made 5 gals x-tra dk and 30 gals of dk,30 gals was one % pt on checkers meter of being amber,sittin on 495 gal

[Wanabe1972]

It was a dark day here today and ended up with a couple inches of snow. I found nearly 200 gallons of sap to my surprise. Boiled and filtered another 5 gallons into the canner. So my last three boils I've made 19 gallons of syrup. I didn't think I would get close to my 40 gallon goal but if we get that freeze Sat night I should be real close with what is still in the evaporator.

[sugarman3]

38 gallons today,535 total,still 200 below last year,o well it's mother nature

[crzypete]

My last boil today. Yielded one last gallon, bringing my total to 7 for the year. A decent haul considering I tapped fewer trees than last year and tossed what could have been another 3/4 gallon of sap due to being away during the warm week in March.

Time to pull the taps and plot evaporator improvements for next year

Pete