Closing in on 2gpt for the day. I haven’t tested sugar today but I will tomorrow. At this time the majority of my sugars have swelling buds
Closing in on 2gpt for the day. I haven’t tested sugar today but I will tomorrow. At this time the majority of my sugars have swelling buds
825 Taps
CDL Rotary Vane Vacuum Pump
H2O Electric Releaser
2024- 825 taps 17725 gallons of sap
2023- 825 taps 17325 gallons of sap
2022- 800 taps 12375 gallons of sap
2021- 350 taps 3815 gallons of sap
That's a mind boggling one-day flow per tap to a bucketeer! Wow!
(just realized this was a somewhat dumb thing to say... I've definitely seen 2 gallons per tap before with buckets... but not this year yet... )
2024: 28 taps, 7 gallons. RB5 purchased but not opened :-(
2023: 30 taps, 17 trees, 11 properties, Sugar Maple & Norway. 2x3 flat over propane & kitchen finish. ~11(!) gallons.
2022: 9 taps, 5 trees, 4 properties. 3 hotel pans on 3 Coleman 2-burner stoves burning gasoline; kitchen finish. ~3 gallons.
2021: 2 taps, 1 sugar maple. Propane grill then kitchen finish. ~Pint.
All years: mainly 5/16" drops into free supermarket frosting buckets. Some plastic sap buckets hanging on 5/16 sap-meister.
That’s great production for the day. Are your trees large? Sap ran all night but it was slow. I got 800 gallons overnight. Sap is now running about 100 gph but should continue into the night before it freezes up.Originally Posted by Mooneybc
Spud
It’s actually a fairly young bush with smaller trees. Last night finished at 1.85gpt at 1.1%. It slowed up big time today.
825 Taps
CDL Rotary Vane Vacuum Pump
H2O Electric Releaser
2024- 825 taps 17725 gallons of sap
2023- 825 taps 17325 gallons of sap
2022- 800 taps 12375 gallons of sap
2021- 350 taps 3815 gallons of sap
Now 3.8 gallons sap per tap for the season to date. Some potential freezes in the 10 day forecast.
2024: 28 taps, 7 gallons. RB5 purchased but not opened :-(
2023: 30 taps, 17 trees, 11 properties, Sugar Maple & Norway. 2x3 flat over propane & kitchen finish. ~11(!) gallons.
2022: 9 taps, 5 trees, 4 properties. 3 hotel pans on 3 Coleman 2-burner stoves burning gasoline; kitchen finish. ~3 gallons.
2021: 2 taps, 1 sugar maple. Propane grill then kitchen finish. ~Pint.
All years: mainly 5/16" drops into free supermarket frosting buckets. Some plastic sap buckets hanging on 5/16 sap-meister.
Sap ran a bit last night and should run until 7 pm tonight. My sugar is still only 1.3%. I’m at 10 gpt for the season right now. The weather in my area looks very good for the rest of the month. I’m still hoping we go a week or more in April. Hoping for 70,000-80,000 total gallons for the season. Not much I can do about the low sugar. We still have a lot of time to get a lot of sap.
Spud
Spud, I appreciate your optimism! What elevation are you at?
825 Taps
CDL Rotary Vane Vacuum Pump
H2O Electric Releaser
2024- 825 taps 17725 gallons of sap
2023- 825 taps 17325 gallons of sap
2022- 800 taps 12375 gallons of sap
2021- 350 taps 3815 gallons of sap
My pump house is at 1100 feet and the upper woods is 1250. Sap is still running a bit today. Most years I go till the 20th of April. Not sure if it will last that long this year. What is your elevation?
Spud
I’m at 900 feet
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