Leaving for a conference tomorrow and a couple of extra days of R & R. The weather forecast is calling for some above freezing temperatures before I return so I tapped about 10 maple trees today to catch some of that magic maple sap which will be flowing pretty quickly during the warm up. Cold day today but there was some sap flowing after a couple of days above 32 over the weekend. I will probably tap another 10-15 trees the middle of next week. When the sap is flowing heavily, buckets will need to be dumped everyday. Some trees flow more than others based on the size of the tree and the amount of material flowing up that 1/2" hole in the tree. Check out
last year's posts for more information.
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| 5/8" drill bit going about 1 1/2" into the tree. |
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| Tap placed into the tree. Sap running out of the tree right after drilling. |
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| Buckets to collect the sap. |
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