I was thinking about starting to tap tomorrow as well. The long term forecast is still chilly, but it's starting to look a bit warmer. Getting harder and harder to wait :-).
I was thinking about starting to tap tomorrow as well. The long term forecast is still chilly, but it's starting to look a bit warmer. Getting harder and harder to wait :-).
2016-2022 - About 8 taps, 1-2 gallons a year
2023 - 15 taps + New Property
2024 - 23 taps
2025 - 31 taps
Having a little regret for not tapping right now. Buddy of mine up the road is going to bottle around 7 gallons of syrup this weekend!
You just need to keep thinking "the late season syrup is the best"Originally Posted by MRFNY
2016-2022 - About 8 taps, 1-2 gallons a year
2023 - 15 taps + New Property
2024 - 23 taps
2025 - 31 taps
HAHA yup! I've also had buckets sit on trees for an extended period of time and not a fan of that so I'll look at it that way too!
We put in just shy of 100 taps on 3/16 tubing and repaired a few sections (mostly squirrel chews or trapped sap from last year that grew mold)...it was a beautiful day in the woods with my kids and neighbors, glad we got out there.
We decided to save our buckets for next weekend since those (open) spouts tend to shut off a bit sooner than the (sealed) tubing taps.
--
2015: 8 bucket taps (7 red, 1 sugar) on DIY barrel evaporator
2016: 13 taps (bucket and tube) on block arch and hotel pans
2017: SAME
2018: 25 taps on 2x3 flat pan and resurrected barrel arch
2019: 25 taps...same setup plus DIY 3x150gpd RO filter
2020: 50 taps, all buckets..."new" oil tank arch setup
2021: 100 taps (50/50 buckets/3-16 tubing) on 2x4 divided pan
2022: 150 taps (50/100 b/t) on 2x4 pan with sap warmer pan
2023: SAME
2024: 150 taps, added single-post 4x40 RO system
Tapping Friday!
Put in around 40 taps on Friday. Was pretty windy so I didn't want to go deep into the woods so I'll finish up today.
Tried posting some pictures but this site is absolutely terrible for posting photos and they wouldn't upload for some reason.
I put mine in too, just 23 taps, but have plans for a few more after the threat of snow goes away (they are on a steep slope).
Probably will be slow for a few days, but looking forward to Wednesday.
2016-2022 - About 8 taps, 1-2 gallons a year
2023 - 15 taps + New Property
2024 - 23 taps
2025 - 31 taps
I'm looking at tapping Tuesday. Kids are home from school this week, so I'll have lots of labor to slow me down! Targeting the same 50 as last season, but maybe I need to add one more to make it a new personal record.
Pete
2017- 17 taps, 3 gallons, stove-top insanity
2018- 36 taps, 10 gallons, Oil tank evaporator
2019- 24 taps, 7 gallons
2020- 27 taps, 5.75 gallons
2021- 42 taps, 8 gallons
2022- 48 taps, 8.5 gallons
2023- 50 taps, 15 gallons
2024- 46 taps, 9.5 gallons
2025- 42 taps, ?????
Oil Tank Evaporator build
Do it Pete! 51 is the number! haha
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote