Coastie- Where did you source those stackable open barrels? Seems like a great idea.
Update- put out 6 taps yesterday before the Super Bowl. Maybe a little early but we should have some warm weather this week- maybe 50 on Wednesday, then cold again. 3 or 4 starting to flow a tiny amount already. Interesting that on the one big maple I tapped twice, the tap facing more to the south and over a bigger root has not started to run much, while the other was flowing a little.
I may just put out a couple more if my local hardware store still has taps. Damn, that sounds like an addiction forming...
How long is it usually ok to leave the sap in the tap buckets while collecting?
Update- put out 6 taps yesterday before the Super Bowl. Maybe a little early but we should have some warm weather this week- maybe 50 on Wednesday, then cold again. 3 or 4 starting to flow a tiny amount already. Interesting that on the one big maple I tapped twice, the tap facing more to the south and over a bigger root has not started to run much, while the other was flowing a little.
I may just put out a couple more if my local hardware store still has taps. Damn, that sounds like an addiction forming...
How long is it usually ok to leave the sap in the tap buckets while collecting?