As part of my new syrup pan set-up I had a port for a syrup thermometer installed at the draw off on the pan. Nothing fancy as most syrup pans have this, but little did I know that I had to calibrate the thermometer. The thermometer is specifically made for sugaring, and was purchased at […]
Saturday night I checked the 10-day forecast on Wunderground and proceeded to get very nervous and anxious. Apparently this is a common trait among “Maple Sugarers”. The 10-day forecast was showing a warming trend starting Friday February 8th. This trend included 40-degree highs with 20 degree nights from February 8th into February 12th. This is […]
Saturday afternoon was our first attempt at hanging tubing. My little guy and I had just gotten back from our morning jaunt (4-hours) to Bascom’s Maple supply house for some tubing supplies, mostly fittings to hang the tubing we had purchased months earlier. I had no idea what I was going to buy and figured between […]
