1 ½” of snow overnight. Snow stopped by 8:00 AM. Sun came out by Noon. 33 overnight but only 35 during the day. But it was warm enough to melt ice in the buckets. Trees dripped into the evening. By waiting until today to collect we got the full run. All the buckets are now empty. It turns colder the next few days. We made the right decision.

Into the woods by 1:00 PM. Cleaned the syrup pan on the evaporator. That took an hour. Would have been a frustrating delay in the morning when we are trying to get started cooking.

Started collecting by 2:45 PM. Done by 4:30 PM. 440 gallons.

Tomorrow we cook. Back to the farmhouse by 4:45 PM.

Taps
1/29/24 101
1/30/24 200
2/3/24 64
2/10/24 30
Total 395

Sap Gal Brix
1/31/24 310 1.5
2/03/24 375 1.5
2/05/24 325 1.5
2/07/24 300 1.5
2/12/24 340 1.5
2/15/24 440 1.5
2/21/24 235 1.5
2/22/24 200 1.5
2/26/24 470 1.5
2/27/24 240 1.5
3/02/24 210 1.5
3/04/24 230 1.25
3/07/24 70 1.25
Total 3745

Bottled Qt Pt 500 250 50
2/12/24 24 13
2/14/24 24 18
2/17/24 23 13
2/18/24 20 11
2/25/24 15 15 4 1
2/26/24 18 6 5
3/01/24 16 2 1
3/02/24 18 3 12
3/04/24 6 17
3/06/24 8 9
3/07/24 18 10
3/10.24 14 10
3/11/24 4 18
3/12/24 7 1
Total gals: 74

Tree Pressure
1/29/24 14 PSI
1/30/24 5 PSI
1/31/24 3 PSI
2/01/24 4 PSI
2/02/24 11 PSI
2/03/24 11 PSI
2/04/24 10 PSI
2/05/24 8 PSI
2/06/24 7 PSI
2/07/24 2 PSI
2/08/24 1 PSI
2/09/24 0 PSI
2/10/24 -1 PSI
2/11/24 7 PSI
2/12/24 6 PSI
2/13/24 -5 PSI
2/13/24 5 PSI
2/14/24 6 PSI
2/15/24 2 PSI
2/16/24 0 PSI
2/17/24 0 PSI
2/18/24 0 PSI
2/19/24 0 PSI
2/20/24 4 PSI
2/21/24 4 PSI
2/22/24 5 PSI
2/23/24 0 PSI
2/24/24 -5 PSI
2/25/24 6 PSI
2/26/24 8 PSI
2/27/24 2 PSI
2/18/24 -10 PSI
2/29/24 0 PSI
3/01/24 5 PSI
3/02/24 4 PSI
3/03/24 2 PSI
3/04/24 2 PSI
3/05/24 0 PSI
3/06/24 -5 PSI
3/06/24 3 PSI
3/07/24 0 PSI

Steps
1/29/24 8,067
1/30/24 15,762
1/31/24 12,543
2/01/24 16,846
2/02/24 4,730
2/03/24 14,354
2/04/24 11,190
2/05/24 10,557
2/06/24 10,799
2/07/24 8,778
2/08/24 8,876
2/09/24 3,552
2/10/24 11,453
2/11/24 5,625
2/12/24 11,276
2/13/24 10,541
2/14/24 7,027
2/15/24 7,728
2/16/24 12,378
2/17/24 5,835
2/18/24 5,055
2/19/24 1,617
2/20/24 5,267
2/21/24 8,084
2/22/24 11,464
2/23/24 8,429
2/24/24 3,448
2/25/24 4,729
2/26/24 10,204
2/27/24 18,023
2/28/24 8,623
2/29/24 8,639
3/02/24 8,031
3/03/24 7,274
3/04/24 7,267
3/05/24 7,542
3/06/24 8,324
3/07/24 8,053
3/08/24 6,136
3/09/24 5,643
3/10/24 4,944
3/11/24 9,461
3/12/24 9,131
3/13/24 11,253
3/14/24 5,035
3/15/24 8,806
3/16/24 5,515
3/17/24 2,064

Maple Syrup: Nature's Spring Tonic. -- Since 1918

Woods Empty; We Made The Right Decision

Woods Empty; We Made The Right Decision

Hope We Made The Right Decision

Felt Like A February Day