Canning Night

We started boiling at 5:00 and ended at 9:00.

I canned last night for 2 hours, beautiful A-Medium grade.

Hayley and her friend, Vido, came to visit last night. Hayley helped wash out the RO concentrate tank when we finished boiling.

I am not sure how much I canned last night. I am going back up today to do inventory.

52 Gallons A-Dark

Harvey started boiling at 5:00 p.m. and got home at 9:00 p.m. last night.

Towards the end of boiling the grade began turning to A-Medium.

He has been in the sugar house since 4:30 this morning getting things ready for boiling today.

35 degrees this morning, rain/snow.

Sugar Snow

43 Gallons of A-Dark

Harvey finished boiling around 8:30 last night.

Excellent flavor.

Trees are covered with fresh snow, beautiful this morrning and 32 degrees. Received approximately 2 inches of snow.

Rain/snow predicted today.

Boiling Tonight

Harvey started boiling at 5:00 this evening.

Craig Bergeron is helping Harvey can syrup tonight.

Sap is running really good.

High of 47 today. It has started snowing tonight. Expecting 3-4 inches.

45 Gallons of A-Dark

Harvey made 45 gallons of A-Dark with great flavor last night.

We are at 4 barrels.

He got home around 11:00 p.m.

Sugar content is 1.8. We would like it be 2. The highest it has been for us in the past is 2.5.

Boiling Tonight

Harvey started boiling at 5:30 p.m. He has 2 tank fulls of sap.

Beautiful sunny day, high of 45 degrees.

Route 58 is very muddy this afternoon.

23 Gallons of A-Dark

Harvey got home at 11:00 last night. He made 23 gallons of A-Dark.

We had a freeze last night and suppose to be a high of 36 degrees today.

Sap is Running

Harvey has 1,000 gallons of sap and is boiling this evening.

We haven't boiled in 11 days.

It has been cold and we have had snow storms.

This entire week looks like it is going to be perfect sugaring weather.

First Day of Spring 2013

It has been snowing for 3 days and we have received approximately 12-15" of snow.

Last year on this day, March 20, 2012, it was 73 degrees...3 straight days of 73 degrees!

It was a high of 28 degrees and windy today.

Sugaring is on hold for a while.

Taking A Break

Cold, snow, windy weather is upon us and the sap has stopped running. 11 degrees this morning.

It doesn't look like it will warm up until Monday.

62 Gallons A-Dark

Harvey made 62 gallons of A-Dark with exceptional flavor last night.

Route 58 is very muddy with deep ruts...only 1 lane open. Harvey picked me up in the village last night, he didn't think my car would make it because the ruts were so deep.

Snowing hard here today, cold 25 degrees and windy.

Sap has stopped running. It has been running non-stop from Friday to Wednesday.

March Sweetness

Harvey has 2 tank fulls of sap = 2,000 gallons and started boiling around 5:00 p.m.

Beginning to get colder and it is beginning to snow.

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40 Gallons of Blue Ribbon Syrup

Harvey boiled late this afternoon. He made 40 gallons of A-Medium and he said the flavor was excellent...blue ribbon quality.

It has rained hard all day. The sap is still running but beginning to slow down. We have not had a freeze since Saturday night.

The back roads are very muddy and the town trucks are unable to fix the roads because the roads won't support the big equipment.

The rivers and brooks are very high and culverts are full.

The temperature is suppose to drop this evening with a low of 30 degrees and turning over to snow.

Sap Still Running

Sap is still running. We have a tank and a half of sap = 1,500 gallons.

Harvey will be boiling after lunch today. 41 degrees and raining.

This picture was taken during tapping.

Boiled Today

Harvey boiled this afternoon...26 gallons of A-Medium.

Craig Bergeron helped Harvey can syrup.

50 degrees today and sap is still running.

Route 58 started breaking up today...lots of muddy ruts.

Fancy Syrup

Six gallons of Fancy syrup last night. Harvey said the sugar content is low, so it takes much more sap to make syrup.

Sap ran all night. 34 degrees this morning. Looks like another great day ahead for sugaring.

Second Boil

Sap has run for 2 days and Harvey is boiling tonight. We have 1 full tank of sap and running into the 2nd storage tank.

We had to buy a new vacuum pump and have been installing all weekend. My brother, Jay, came to help yesterday as the plumber and Ken Whitehead was here as the electrician.

45 degrees yesterday and today. My parents came to visit this afternoon, so nice to see them.

First Boil

Harvey boiled yesterday afternoon. He didn't make syrup, only sweetened the pan.

It has been snowing for about 5 days straight. Not a lot of accumulation, because it has warmed up during the day and some of the snow has melted.

700 Gallons of Sap This Morning