Syrup makers

Garcia · 02-20-2023, 12:56 PM

Anyone on the forum make syrup? Curious what the season is like a few hours north of me. I don't remember a February with the sap running like it is this year. Mid to late March used to be the heart of my season. This year I am a month ahead of schedule. I'm a hobby syrup maker - 30-50 buckets depending how ambitious I am feeling.

mofn · 02-20-2023, 03:29 PM

Last week during the warm day, I know someone in Strong Maine 13 taps, 10 gallons of sap.
2+ feet of snow in the woods there.

jeffdawnnh · 02-20-2023, 03:59 PM

I'm a small backyard producer and yes this year I'm a few weeks early. Once February rolls around I watch the weather and early Feb the weather looked perfect for sap flow. I tapped and it's been flowing well. 3 boils later and we have 9 gallons syrup from 35 taps. We typically make between 12 and 15 gallons so we should be in the ballpark this year. Boil on!

tis · 02-20-2023, 07:22 PM

Young Maple Ridge Sugarhouse
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2023 Maple Season is underway
Earliest boil in our 25 years making syrup

He makes a lot of syrup- around a thousand gallons a year.. I think last year he made 1300+.

SAB1 · 02-20-2023, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

Young Maple Ridge Sugarhouse
·
2023 Maple Season is underway
Earliest boil in our 25 years making syrup

He makes a lot of syrup- around a thousand gallons a year.. I think last year he made 1300+.

Wow! At roughly forty gallons of sap to a gallon of syrup that’s a lot of sap!

tis · 02-21-2023, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by SAB1

Wow! At roughly forty gallons of sap to a gallon of syrup that’s a lot of sap!

It sure is. I am amazed at his operation. He has a Facebook page if you want to check out all the statistics. He does show the amount of sap.

Cobalt 25 · 02-22-2023, 05:51 PM

This is happening WAY earlier than usual!!

02-20-2023, 12:56 PM	#1
Garcia Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 704 Thanks: 148 Thanked 336 Times in 205 Posts	Syrup makers Anyone on the forum make syrup? Curious what the season is like a few hours north of me. I don't remember a February with the sap running like it is this year. Mid to late March used to be the heart of my season. This year I am a month ahead of schedule. I'm a hobby syrup maker - 30-50 buckets depending how ambitious I am feeling.

02-20-2023, 03:29 PM	#2
mofn Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 17 Posts	Last week during the warm day, I know someone in Strong Maine 13 taps, 10 gallons of sap. 2+ feet of snow in the woods there.

02-20-2023, 03:59 PM	#3
jeffdawnnh Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I'm a small backyard producer and yes this year I'm a few weeks early. Once February rolls around I watch the weather and early Feb the weather looked perfect for sap flow. I tapped and it's been flowing well. 3 boils later and we have 9 gallons syrup from 35 taps. We typically make between 12 and 15 gallons so we should be in the ballpark this year. Boil on!

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02-20-2023, 07:22 PM	#4
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,941 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,493 Times in 1,040 Posts	Young Maple Ridge Sugarhouse · 2023 Maple Season is underway Earliest boil in our 25 years making syrup He makes a lot of syrup- around a thousand gallons a year.. I think last year he made 1300+.

02-22-2023, 05:51 PM	#7
Cobalt 25 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 230 Thanks: 231 Thanked 36 Times in 20 Posts	This is happening WAY earlier than usual!!