Not bad flow yesterday. Started in earnest later in the afternoon. Yesterday I packed 47 L of crystal clear syrup. Still has early season taste but a little darker than normal. I think today will be the best flow day so far this year. Should have another run tomorrow then it gets hot for the next 5 days at least. I don't think the trees will bud yet. There is still lots of snow on the ground and it is dense with all the rain and freeze here. My trees bud normally about a week after the ice is off the lake out front which is always between April 17-19. Except one year that it hung on until May 2. So who knows?? We might get another run after the warm spell. I haven't made near normal amount of syrup yet. I will take advantage of the warm weather and power wash and bleach the holding tanks. Then they will be ready for the last runs or ready to be put away for the season. Fingers crossed.
Time to finish the second coffee and strap on the snowshoes. Want to inspect the lines while the snow still has a crust on it to catch every drop of today and tomorrow.