A tapping I will go...
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03/13/22 12:04 PM
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A tapping i will go A tapping i will go I'll collect some sap Instead of trap. A tapping I will go.
Yip, the temp just crossed over the freezing mark, so the season starts now.
See ya.
Man who mistake shillelagh for fairy wand; see pixie dust, also.
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Re: A tapping I will go...
[Re: T-Rex]
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03/13/22 12:36 PM
03/13/22 12:36 PM
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Wife's cousin just got done tapping ours in the yard. Sap was steady before getting the tap in the tree. You are right the season is here, as always the question is how long
Life sure is tough when you don't learn from the mistakes of others.
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Re: A tapping I will go...
[Re: Tooltime]
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03/13/22 08:53 PM
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T-Rex how many taps you put in? I see guys on maple trader that put out thousands of them Thousands...i don't think so. Dozens, maybe. I spend the day putting in the first dozen, setting up the first evaporator, and splitting a half cord of firewood. Hopefully, I'll get another couple dozen maple taps in, in the next few days. Then maybe another dozen black walnut taps. When they dry up, the birch ought to be running.
Man who mistake shillelagh for fairy wand; see pixie dust, also.
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Re: A tapping I will go...
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03/13/22 11:36 PM
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A buddy of the All Purpose Boy came over and tapped some of our trees this afternoon. He's a single dad and he does stuff like syrup cooking as a project with his 2 young daughters. He pays by sharing his proceeds! I love me some tasty maple surple.
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Re: A tapping I will go...
[Re: T-Rex]
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03/14/22 08:21 AM
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T-Rex how many taps you put in? I see guys on maple trader that put out thousands of them Thousands...i don't think so. Dozens, maybe. I spend the day putting in the first dozen, setting up the first evaporator, and splitting a half cord of firewood. Hopefully, I'll get another couple dozen maple taps in, in the next few days. Then maybe another dozen black walnut taps. When they dry up, the birch ought to be running. T-Rex. How is the black walnut syrup? I’ve heard of people making it never tried it
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Re: A tapping I will go...
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03/14/22 09:18 AM
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T-Rex. How is the black walnut syrup? I’ve heard of people making it never tried it This will only be the second time I've harvested it. The first time yield was very low compared to the maples. The product was surprisingly similar to maple syrup, Maybe tastes a just little more smokey, or nutty or something
Man who mistake shillelagh for fairy wand; see pixie dust, also.
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Re: A tapping I will go...
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03/14/22 09:22 AM
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The property I trap on is tapped in now. 300,000 taps this year they hire a crew of around 20 for 2 weeks to tap in big job. Our temperatures are looking good for the next few weeks starting tomorrow. Should be a good year for them. Holy smokes, that is 15,000 taps per person.750 taps per day over 2 weeks. You boys know how to work. Zim
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Re: A tapping I will go...
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03/15/22 10:15 AM
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we tapped around mid febuary and our season is just about finished here in pa.
how many taps is everyone putting out? we have about 1,000 out
by switching back to trump you can save 15% more on your gas station trips
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