Schenectady-Albany-Saratoga Counties

[Pdiamond]

it is currently down and is being worked on.

[MRFNY]

2/21/22 - Thought for sure I would get home from work and have a lot of sap to collect, not the case! Pretty disappointing considering the temps and the sun. Temps were low 20's this morning so might have taken a bit to warm up. Weekend was quite cold too. Hopefully tomorrow is a good run

[crzypete]

I tapped today. Total of 48, a new personal best. Most were dripping today, but not overly robust collection. I'm hoping for my first boil on Thursday. Debating whether to tap two more trees to hit 50.

Pete

[ADK_XJ]

2/21/22 - Thought for sure I would get home from work and have a lot of sap to collect, not the case! Pretty disappointing considering the temps and the sun. Temps were low 20's this morning so might have taken a bit to warm up. Weekend was quite cold too. Hopefully tomorrow is a good run

That's too bad, things were definitely running here today (yesterday) but should be going strong tomorrow. My worry is for how long, we just don't have the ground freeze you'd expect in February.

[ADK_XJ]

I tapped today. Total of 48, a new personal best. Most were dripping today, but not overly robust collection. I'm hoping for my first boil on Thursday. Debating whether to tap two more trees to hit 50.

Pete

Nice work, you should go for it!

[ADK_XJ]

Had the whole family out in the woods today - well, yesterday since I passed out hard at 8pm and just came to - and got every single tap we have in.

Did a 500 foot run of 3/16" through the steepest part of our bush down probably a 75' drop to a 100 gallon tank, which shocked me with just how labor intensive that was.

I can totally see the benefit of running lines ahead of time in winter. I can also see we are going to pull a TON of sap off those taps, even by the end of the day it was going strong!

[MRFNY]

That's too bad, things were definitely running here today (yesterday) but should be going strong tomorrow. My worry is for how long, we just don't have the ground freeze you'd expect in February.

Yeah not the end of the world. Hoping today will be good but sounds like quite a bit of rain. Not going to get a freeze tonight and then another fairly long cold spell coming up after this brief warmup.

[MRFNY]

Had the whole family out in the woods today - well, yesterday since I passed out hard at 8pm and just came to - and got every single tap we have in.

Did a 500 foot run of 3/16" through the steepest part of our bush down probably a 75' drop to a 100 gallon tank, which shocked me with just how labor intensive that was.

I can totally see the benefit of running lines ahead of time in winter. I can also see we are going to pull a TON of sap off those taps, even by the end of the day it was going strong!

Nice work! Best part is the family time. Good luck on the season!

[crzypete]

Glad to hear you guys are tapped as well. I half debated whether I should wait even longer. It does look cold after this little burst. But I have to start sometime and I do value the early syrup. Hoping to make some light this week!

We are in Galway- on the north part of Jockey street. Elevation is 800 feet. And that definitely affects us.

Pete

[MRFNY]

Glad to hear you guys are tapped as well. I half debated whether I should wait even longer. It does look cold after this little burst. But I have to start sometime and I do value the early syrup. Hoping to make some light this week!

We are in Galway- on the north part of Jockey street. Elevation is 800 feet. And that definitely affects us.

Pete

I'm on Jockey as well, South of 67. 640 feet elevation