Collected 458 gallons of sap today.  2.0 Brix.  Most of the  sap ran yesterday. It was cold today until mid-afternoon because of clouds.  But  the trees were dripping by 3:00 PM.   Down to 28 overnight and up to 43 during the day, but mostly cloudy all day.

 

Started collecting at 3:00 PM.  Had one tank full, 225 gallons,  by 4:00 PM.  Emptied the collecting tank into the storage tanks and headed out to finish the woods.   Done by 5:30 PM.

 

Tonight its forecast for a low of 27 or 28.  Tomorrow warmer and sunny:  maybe 50.    May be another sap run.  The frost is finally coming out in the woods.  We can tell by the mud and how much the tractor sinks into the trails.  The frost coming out should help the trees wake up.

 

Finished cooking the sap we collected on Monday by 2:00 PM.    Almost two milk cans full of syrup now.  We need to bottle.