The last four days have delivered a continuous run of sap like we've never seen at Somerskogen. The crisp nights in the mid-20's, followed by a rapid rise to the 40's has resulted in sap production of over 1 1/2 to 2 gallons per tap, per day! The Reverse Osmosis machine ,which takes out 75% of the water in the sap, has kept us from running out of storage capacity. We have been emptying the collection tank in the lower woods up to 4 times /day.
A few more days appear favorable to decent sap production before sustained warm weather slows down production. There is still plenty of snow in the woods, so time will tell what happens with sap flows. We'll wait and see!