4 paws sugar shack
Well the sad day has come that we have shut down for the season. The buds are swelling and my wife's health is not to good at the moment. She is on the mend but still not well. So we are finishing off the pans tonight and calling it a year. That last heat wave did a number on us being south facing. But hey we broke last year's total and almost made this year's new goal. It's maple so it's all a win
2025- 500 taps on vac
200 on gravity
Customized 2x8 raised flue vision
2 sugar crazed Akitas and one awfully patient wife
Tough that you had to call it. Best wishes to your wife for a speedy recovery.
Still hanging in down here, but forecast looks scary. Collected and processed 385 gals yesterday from the last two days; but with this forecast we may be done. We are at 65% of last years' total syrup.....Yikes. Used to tap mid-Feb. Last year Feb. 5.............this year Feb. 1. With this global warming thing, I guess we just keep tapping earlier and earlier every year. Before you know it..........we'll be tapping on New Years.
2017 - 2019 - Getting my feet wet. 3-80 taps
2020 - Barn / Sugarhouse finished. 125 taps. NextGen 1x40 RO
2021 - 157 taps, 100 on 3/16 tubing w/two Shurflo set-ups, the rest on buckets
2022 - 225 taps. 175 on 3/16 tubing, rest on buckets.
2023 - 300 taps. 261 on tubing, 39 on 5 gal. buckets. Four Shurflo 12V set-ups.
2024 - 340 taps. New SL 2x4 hybrid pan. Added second 1x40 membrane to RO
2025 - 340 taps. 301 on tubing, 39 on 5 gal. buckets. Four Shurflo 12V set-ups.
I was looking yesterday afternoon and a lot of my red maples are already flowering and I'm at 1300' in elevation. We tapped 1/20 and had a huge boil the 27th. But besides last year I've never really tapped before the second week in February. I'm hoping to see winter start coming back next year
2025- 500 taps on vac
200 on gravity
Customized 2x8 raised flue vision
2 sugar crazed Akitas and one awfully patient wife
Wishing good luck and speedy recovery for your wife. All of us seem to be having a strange year and not as prosperous as we would like. At least it hasn’t been a total bust. I think that the end is now in sight and no longer in the rear view mirror.
Sugaring for 45+ years
New Sugarhouse 14'x32'
New to Me Algier 2'x8' wood fired evaporator
2022 added a used RB25 RO Bucket
250 mostly Sugar Maples, 15% Soft Maples. Currently,(110on 3/16" and 125 on Shurflo 4008 vacuum, 15 gravity), (16,000 before being disabled)
1947 Farmall H and Wagon with gathering tank
2012 Kubota with forks to move wood around
Thank you BAP, she appreciates the kind words and is doing better, but slowly. I know she enjoys having me back from being maple crazed lol. I keep checking the trees and I haven't seen them pop this early since 2012. How did you do this season?
2025- 500 taps on vac
200 on gravity
Customized 2x8 raised flue vision
2 sugar crazed Akitas and one awfully patient wife
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote