After a five or six day respite from sugaring season warmer weather has returned and we are back in production. So far we have produced over 1,800 gallons of the good stuff. This puts us at about 2/3 of an average production year. Over the next 10 days we hope to make up that ground and are even optimistic that it could be a record production year for us.
Last year we had a great year even though the season was very short. We are remembering 80 degree days on April 1 last year. That hot weather cut the season short for everyone as the trees budded out and the sap was no longer processable.
So far the trees have remained dormant, however in the lower elevations the maple tree buds are beginning to swell. This is a sign that warmer weather is on its way, and sugaring is drawing nearer to an end. But mother nature has many surprises up her sleeve. We could go to 80 degrees tomorrow or back to 3 feet of snow and cold. Welcome to Vermont.
