Checking what VT sugar makers are doing

[Brian]

I think Bascoms in Alstad NH

[Brian]

Address: 56 Sugar House Rd, Acworth, NH 03601
Hours:
Closed ⋅ Opens 7:30AM Wed
Phone: (603) 835-6361

[sjdoyon]

Finished cutting and stacking firewood.84D03C3C-4779-4FA9-9431-C4454EDB7F81.jpg

[TapTapTap]

Finished cutting and stacking firewood.Attachment 21616

Wow! That's a lot of wood. You must have one of the larger wood-fired operations.
Ken

[TapTapTap]

I got nervous about having jugs for the season and went ahead and placed an order from Bascom. The funny thing is that 2 of the 4 packages arrived by a little car, instead of a Big Brown van. The 3rd box is due later tonight. I'm wondering if the guy's running back to the terminal with his little car to get that one because he couldn't fit them all in. Then box 4 is due Friday. What do you bet that Big Brown shows up for the single 4th box?

[Goatogether]

Hi Everyone,

Hope y’all had a semi decent Thanksgiving given the circumstances of this bizarre time. I am a new maple tapper and have built a sugar house to get started into this addictive sport. I have a good amount of trees accessible to me, but I am looking to start off tapping 50-100 taps on gravity this year as a start. I am looking for someone to show me how to do a well planned layout and the how to’s of rigging the mains and laterals and drops in this first sugarbush. If you all know of anyone, or would be willing, I am open to hearing from them/you regarding cost and services. I really want to start off on the right foot this year, and hope to continue adding to my small operation. Any feedback or help would be greatly appreciated....

Ellen, West Charleston where Echo meets Seymour

I have: Lapierre Waterloo Small 18x 48 propane evaporator
A 5 x 400 gpd RO RB35 Reverse Osmosis
2 275g collection tanks
1 500g collection tank
Kabota Grand L4340 aka The Honeybadger
2018 Polaris XP 1000 EPS

2020: 6 drops to 5g’s, 10 quarts on home stove
2021: Can’t Wait!!! Nervous excited!

[vtbackyardmaple]

Won't be long now with sun solar flares. The deep freeze has hit my area now.. waiting sort of patiently for the sap release now.... *eagerly rubbing hands together*

[PARKER MAPLE]

I am feeling the same

[GeneralStark]

I've been super busy making, selling and shipping product and trying to finish up some non sugaring projects around the homestead. No major changes this season but I did take the evaporator apart and made a few repairs to the arch. A couple minor details to finish there but no biggy. I also really scrubbed the soot side of the flues on the back pan and got it back to almost like new...

Still have some wood to finish up in the next couple weeks, but I did finish clearing a bunch of downed trees off lines. Lost a couple taps to blow downs but will be gaining a few to make up the difference and then some. I'll be changing out a few hundred drops and doing some repairs before tapping. Planning to be ready to tap by mid to late January as usual.

[Ultimatetreehugger]

Replacing half my drops this year and gonna add 300 more taps once that is done.