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Maple Sap Harvest 2021 is Underway!

Submitted by themadgardener on Fri, 03/05/2021 - 19:35

We tapped the trees on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 and there are at total of four trees tapped. First two days produced just a gallon of sap each day but today there was four gallons! Should boil down to 2.4 cups but plenty of time left to collect more sap!

Phase 1

Date Amount Collected
03/03/2021 1 Gallon
03/04/2021 1 Gallon
03/05/2021 4 Gallons
03/06/2021 4 Gallons
03/07/2021 6 Gallons
03/08/2021 4 Gallons
03/09/2021 4 Gallons
03/11/2021 12 Gallons
03/12/2021 12 Gallons
03/13/2021 17 Gallons
03/14/2021 3 Gallons
Total for Phase 1 68 Gallons

Phase 1 yielded just over two gallons of maple syrup! I boil as I collect so then I do not have to worry about keeping the sap cold to prevent it from spoiling!

Phase 2

There was virtually no sap running on 03/16/2021 as it was cold and snowing but as has been a theme the next few days the trees produce a large amount of sap!

Date Amount Collected
03/16/2021 8 Gallon
03/17/2021 28 Gallons
03/18/2021 24 Gallons
03/19/2021 20 Gallons
03/20/2021 6 Gallons
Total for Phase 2 86 Gallons

Phase 2: The second batch produced just under three gallons of Maple Syrup, 2 gallons 3.5 quarts to be exact, quite the harvest for just five days of sap!

Phase 3

Date Amount Collected
03/21/2021 1.5 Gallons
03/22/2021 1.5 Gallons
03/23/2021 1.5 Gallons
03/24/2021 1.5 Gallons
03/25/2021 12 Gallons
03/26/2021 8 Gallons
03/27/2021 16 Gallons
03/28/2021 9 Gallons
03/29/2021 7 Gallons
Total for Phase 3 58 Gallons

The third batch produced 1.8 gallons.

Phase 4

Date Amount Collected
03/30/2021 4 Gallons
03/31/2021 4 Gallons
04/01/2021 4 Gallons
04/02/2021 12 Gallons
04/03/2021 6 Gallons
04/03/2021 1.5 Gallons
Total for Phase 4 so far 31.5 Gallons