Completed tapping.  We put up 101 taps in the morning.  This afternoon we put up 40.    That should give up 416 taps, give our take 5.  Its a good thing we don’t have to be accurate with our tap count as we always seem to loose track.    The sap was running today again.  The taps we put out on Wednesday and Thursday have 3-5 quarts.  We are planning to collect tomorrow.  

Today as sunny and warm.  Up to 47.  Its supposed to freeze tonight.  Tomorrow is forecast to start sunny, then clouds and maybe rain in the afternoon.  But the forecast is changing rapidly.  A snow storm is now forecast for Sunday:  maybe 6” of snow depending on where the storm tracks.  Cold air is pushing down from the North and warm moist air pushing up from the the South.  Depending on where those air masses meet will determine how much snow we end up with.

The snow in the woods has been hard to walk in.  With temperatures in the 40s the snow gets soft and wet.  And usually that will cause the snow to pack down when we drive the tractor over it.  But is staying loose and graining, more like sand.  The tractor has a difficult time getting traction.  The front wheels stop rotating and act as a plow.

Today’s count
141 new taps
416 total taps