Mid February and the long range forecast looks like sugar weather. I usually tap the last week of February in Washington County. This year might be a week early. But I'm just not ready this weekend.
Has anyone tapped?
2023 early spring?
Mid February and the long range forecast looks like sugar weather. I usually tap the last week of February in Washington County. This year might be a week early. But I'm just not ready this weekend.
Has anyone tapped?
16 in by 36 inch stainless flat pan on wood burning stove, with 10 six inch 1/2 inch-diameter copper drop tubes.
File cabinet arch with steam table pan new in 2017.
4, 12, 18, 24, 35, 50, 50, 48, 51, 51, 52, 52, 27, 32
Syrup making since 2004
I agree it seems awfully early but I went ahead and put all of my 25 taps in on Saturday 2-11-23 and all of them were dripping immediately. I'm just using buckets - no vacuum.
I'm located between Waukesha and Mukwonago.
-Dan
I collected 6 gal from 4 taps in my yard I put in on the 8th. Located in Waukesha. My real woods in located 3 hours north in Crivitz. Neighbor said there is still a lot of snow in my woods so I haven't driven up there and tapped yet even though it has been in the 40s for 5 days.
Dan of Jack & Daniel's syrup.
2021 - First time tapper, 40 TAPS, 7 GAL syrup, 400gpd RO
2022- 105 taps, 17 gal syrup, 2x 400 gpd RO
2023- 143 taps, 27 gal syrup New 12x16 shack. Lost my father in law Jack who helped me build it. New Badgerland filter press.
2024 - 210 taps, 37 gal syrup, 6x 400gpd RO Procon pump
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