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The Season has Begun

by Don 3/5/2009 12:58:00 PM

Our patience has been rewarded. Last week 650 taps were installed on our 17 acre sugarbush by our son and his brother-in-law. Although the weather was in the teens, the forecast suggested that the season was about to begin. We have incorporated the new spile extensions which allows a sanitary surface to make contact with the tree. This allows the tap hole to remain open and produce sap without bacterial overgrowth. This will also result in greater sap production per tap. We have learned that attention to detail results in increased volume and quality of our syrup.

The forecast looks promising with temperatures in the 40's and a potential low pressure system coming through. We turned on our vacuum pump and we are generating 19" of negative pressure. We will be walking the pipeline checking for leaks.

We are optimistic we are going to have a great year! Hopefully our first boil will be this weekend.