Harvey boiled Monday and Tuesday evenings.

70 gallons of Grade B.

We are hanging in there!

No sap for Saturday or Sunday. We were really cold this weekend.

13 degrees at night and warming up to about 36 during the day.

We did get a run today and Harvey is boiling tonight.

It looks like our season may be coming to an end.

Throughout the state, sugarmakers have only made about a half a crop, compared to last year.

Harvey boiled last night and this afternoon.

Grade B....40 gallons yesterday, 20 gallons tonight.

No boiling yesterday. It didn't get warm enough to make the sap run.

25 this morning, high of 49 today. It could be a good day.

We had a freeze last night and woke to snow falling this morning.

27 last night, 38 today. Not sure if it will be high enough for the sap to run.

Harvey boiled last night...30 gallons of Grade B.

Harvey made 35 gallons of Grade B.

Rained all night. This morning we have rain with a little snow.

No freeze last night. Not sure what to expect today.

We have an approximate total of 750 gallons so far...about half a crop.

Sap started running slowly yesterday and we didn't think we would boil.

Then we had a small snow storm and the sap picked up. Maple trees love a storm.

Harvey made 15 gallons of Grade B.

We had visitors to our sugarhouse last night. My brother, Dwight, his wife, Julie and their daughter, Riley and friends Leslie, Mark, & Jack Hotopp.

Harvey made 14 gallons of Grade B last night.

Harvey made 45 gallons of Grade B last night.

It was 64 degrees here yesterday. The streams are opening, but we still have a lot of snow in our woods.

Harvey's mother always said that sugaring wasn't over until the ice was off the pond...looks like we have a lot more sugaring to do!

Harvey boiled last night...33 gallons of Grade D.

Grade D is Harvey's grading system for very "dark" syrup!

We need another freeze, which we didn't get last night or some precipitation.

Harvey had a releaser pump break yesterday. This pump pumps the sap from the vacuum releaser to the storage tanks. In layman terms...a pump that is much needed at sugar making time!

After buying a new pump, Harvey made 50 gallons of Grade B. Excellent flavor, but dark color.

It was very warm yesterday high 50's, this could have contributed to the darker syrup.

No freeze last night, but sap ran all night. We have half a storage tank of sap this morning.

40 Gallons of A Dark this afternoon.

Sap is still running tonight, but not enough to boil.

Harvey & Ryan boiled last night...30 Gallons of A Dark.

We received some much needed rain. Moisture helps the trees produce sap.

We had a freeze last night. The first one since last Thursday.

I took this picture today...doesn't look like spring here yet!

Harvey boiled late this afternoon...20 gallons of A-Medium.

We haven't had a freeze at night since Thursday night.

Sorry I haven't posted for a few days...life got ahead of me.

Harvey made 45 gallons of Fancy Friday night and 40 gallons of Fancy last night.

We have 14 barrels (33 gallon) of Fancy as of today.

Last year we had 1 barrel of Fancy the entire season!

We need some moisture and it looks like it might rain today. Very dark, cloudy and windy.

Did not freeze last night, but the sap ran all night. We had a full tank of sap this morning.

Sap ran most of the day.

Harvey & Ryan are boiling this evening.

Harvey boiled this evening...45 gallons of Fancy.

Sap is still running tonight, but beginning to slow down. It is getting colder and it looks like it is going to freeze tonight.

Froze last night...in the 50's today with lots of sunshine.

Sap ran very little today. Harvey has 3/4 of a storage tank of sap tonight. He will probably be able to boil tomorrow.

Harvey & Ryan boiled this afternoon...30 gallons of very light Fancy.

Harvey & Ryan boiled this afternoon...40 gallons of ultra light Fancy.

Sap is still running tonight.