Central Wisconsin 2025
Getting ready for the season but not thinking about tapping at all, in anyway.
Lots of efficiency upgrades this year as I am tapping many more trees. 250 to 300 from 150
First RO, 3 Membrane RO from RO Bucket.
First Pump Filter with DE from RO Bucket.
Dry firewood
New hood with prewarmer
Suburban Sugar bush. High Sugar content
2019 2.25 Gallons of Syrup on 6 Taps
2020 12.5 Gallons of Syrup on 37 trees and 54 Taps
2021 25 Gallons on 70+ Trees and 100+ taps.
2022 42 Gallons on 60 Select tress with 120+ taps
2023 26ish gallons on 75.
My own Sugar Bush. Low Sugar content.
2024 12ish Gallons on 150 Taps. Experimented with small trees.
2025 New RO, New Pump Filter, 250 to 300 Trees
Red, some Sugar
Smoky Lake Dauntless with Blower and Divided Pan.
44.74N
Looks like the last week in February we will see some above freezing temps in the 35 to 38 degree range with lowers in the 21 to 25 range. My experience tells me that these kind of temps as the first above freezing week of the year do not produce any sap because as we are not above freezing for long enough during the day and if they end up being cloudy days things just don’t loosen up. Besides all that I have no shot and being ready to process sap and make syrup the last week in February with the amount of set up I still have to do. It also looks like the first week in March is gonna be pretty cold.
What do you guys think?
Suburban Sugar bush. High Sugar content
2019 2.25 Gallons of Syrup on 6 Taps
2020 12.5 Gallons of Syrup on 37 trees and 54 Taps
2021 25 Gallons on 70+ Trees and 100+ taps.
2022 42 Gallons on 60 Select tress with 120+ taps
2023 26ish gallons on 75.
My own Sugar Bush. Low Sugar content.
2024 12ish Gallons on 150 Taps. Experimented with small trees.
2025 New RO, New Pump Filter, 250 to 300 Trees
Red, some Sugar
Smoky Lake Dauntless with Blower and Divided Pan.
44.74N
Looks like your expanding with more tap's and nice equipment,that will keep you moving this season. We are planning to tap the 28th 1st 2nd glad for the more normal winter,except was a no snow. January in south central Wisconsin Very dry and chilly. God Bless.
12x16 Sugar House 2x6 Maple Pro wood fired evaporator Arctic Cat 4x4 1980 Snowmobile 225 taps on buckets 17 Taps on 3/16th tubing on steep hillside
Originally Posted by Greenfin
I see nothing in the forecast that has me even remotely interested in tapping anytime soon here in Clark county.(I'm on buckets/bags)
We have had a lot of cold and not much snow, so the frost is pretty deep. It will take several days to thaw the trees and even more time to get enough frost out so the trees can take up more water. We tend to get some stronger winds with warm fronts also, and that can kill any run even with the best weather. Typically, my best runs are at the tail end of the season and having the taps in the best shape helps. I may tap my lines next week or the week after to be ready when it does flow but the yard trees will wait for a while yet.
Smoky Lake 2x6 dropflu pans and hoods on homemade arch
Smoky Lake 6 gallon water jacked bottler
Concentric Exhaust
250 Deer Run RO
325 taps
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