We got 140 taps out today. It was clear and sunny with a high of about 33. Last night was cold again, about 0. But tomorrow and over the weekend the weather changes. Up to the 40s during the day. A lot of snow will melt. Since the weather is about to warm, we want to have the taps out and ready for sap. So we set out this afternoon to tap. With the power tapper its really fast to drill the holes in the trees. The person with the drill can get far, far ahead of the team putting in the spout and hanging the bucket. The sap was running today. After the hole was drilled the sap started dripping out. The sun is warm so its not surprising the sap is running. The snow is very deep in places in the woods. On the level its 13″, but in places is over the knee. This will make collecting harder. The forecast for the next week is days in the 40s with maybe even a day in the 50s. That’s sap weather as long as it freezes at at night.