I do about 20 taps with a little 2x4 evaporator. My neibor does about 8000 taps on lines with vacuum and an ro machine. I thought they did a lot! I have never seen anyone do syrup on this scale! Impressive!
After seeing this video I guess you have to be a butteful lady to be a maple farmer. I have seen several videos regarding maple production. I have enjoyed maple syrup for several years but never seen how it was processed. Good job on the video.
Soo ...... i have seen all your sap videos ........... i have to say .... of all the sap videos i have seen ........you have the most modern, efficient, an cleanest sap operation i have seen !! .... its very refreshing !!
I was surprised to see the tank was open to the air. Bugs, bird droppings, even possible for squirrels, coons, etc to fall in and drown? Why not at least cover it with a tarp? I'm sure you know your business, but that one seems a bit weird to me especially after all the work it takes to collect it.
Hi its randy from michigan again that's pretty I tresting how yuo guys do it it's a big business for you guys I helped someone finish up sunday morning gather and pull buckets there done with trees but still boiling .they have pretty new evaporator. They made 300 gallons of syrup this year I know that realy small for you but everyone around here are dairy farmers and do it on the side some make 600 to 800 hundred gallons but that's alot eith milking cows twice a day and cleaning out manure pits while it's still frozen most everyone still uses buckets I'll be watching. More take care be careful everything's slippery when its rainy and muddy were getting some 70 degree days now time to ditch the long John's to warm lol see ya
Glad Evelyn came out and did a feature story on you folks... Cool content! Keep up the interesting videos. I know in the driftless area of Wisconsin they harvest maple syrup like this...Kickapoo Gold! Yum!
thanks so much for this! my first video of yours to watch. NY is so beautiful a state to be in. Even and especially this time of year, yes even with the mud lol Smells great, and has a look to it that soothes, like going home :)
I was sitting here up in central Ontario, Canada watching the non-stop pouring rain coming down outside the cottage, came across your Channel and have been binge watching it all morning. It's still pouring down so I'm still watching. LOL! Super interesting how you farm syrup. I'm loving the videos. Subbed and two thumbs up!
Good video. !! Interesting. :-). Actually a part of agriculture that isn't thought of very often -- farming / tapping / harvesting syrup.... At least for me anyway :-). I'm used to looking towards cows, chickens, grain farming, etc.... From Virginia
Can you settle a debate? Is there a difference between maple syrup that is labeled “organic” vs. real 100% maple syrup? Love your channel. I grew up in Wisconsin and used to tap trees and boil syrup with a friend. We would get 20-25 quarts in an average year...just enough for family and friends. Keep up the solid content!
@@MapleFarmer Thanks for the reply. Is the organic certification a function of how the trees are maintained? Seems to me that a maple tree grows in the woods and produces sap that is boiled into syrup. No additives, no preservatives. Is there a fee for garnering organic certification? Keep up the great work and be safe!
Could you use one of your old sap tanks as an overflow for the 8k gal tank? Or, is it possible to run pipes all the way to your sugar shanty silos instead of that 8k gallon collection tank? You could probably save a lot of money on diesel fuel and hauling time. Just wondering. Best wishes on your business.
Hi I just found your channel, it is so much fun touring your business. I am from Quebec canada. I used to sugar with my brother on a small scale. I would like to start again, I am interested in your tubing method, In a woods do you only have one main line . Keep up the good work.
I think the percent of sugar in the sap bends the light shining thru it a certain way. Tara Coranado was checking her grapes ripeness with one on her channel. Also the handheld device she put a few drops in is a brix meter which measures sugar content.
This may be a rather odd question but due to all the water content you haul and then process with reverse osmosis and so on, what do you do with the water ( since that is 98% of the fluid volume handled each year ). Would I be correct in that its used for livestock water on your operation or even household water if you wanted to ?
Hello from Brewer, Maine I love your channel as I'm a new subscriber came over from watching NY Farm Girls Channel when they did a video tour of your Maple Syrup Production I'd love to purchase some of your Maple syrup do you have an online store?
We have silos at all of our other sites. We collect the sap every couple of hours, and our sap is run through a reverse osmosis machine and our syrup is run through a filter press!
Nice! How many gallons is that tanker? We run a 20,000 tap (roughly) operation in northern VT. Looking for a bigger truck. Currently hauling with one 2,500 gallon truck.
Would you or your dad want a other bigger size milk truck that has a little bit bigger tank on it I know someone who is selling his old Pete truck in Wisconsin I can see what he wants for it and what size tank is on the truck It has most of tires are fairly newer tires on the truck let me know ok
We are all set thank you! Once we are in our new maple building we won’t have to drive quite so much as the one woods runs straight to the building silos
we pick up the sap every couple of hours. We only have one storage tank without a lid. The others are silos. Our sap is run through a reverse osmosis machine before the evaporator
Never ending job Nikki keep up the hard work Love that Syrup.
Beautiful Girl, educated in her field, driving a truck. Thats the trifecta!
I do about 20 taps with a little 2x4 evaporator. My neibor does about 8000 taps on lines with vacuum and an ro machine. I thought they did a lot! I have never seen anyone do syrup on this scale! Impressive!
thank you!
That's what I'm talking about, good looking lady in good looking truck, right on !!
After seeing this video I guess you have to be a butteful lady to be a maple farmer. I have seen several videos regarding maple production. I have enjoyed maple syrup for several years but never seen how it was processed. Good job on the video.
That is a very high Tech operation. Takes a lot of work and sap for a gallon of syrup. Very pretty woman pitching in to help the family Operation.
Found your channel on NYFG (love women farmers). Enjoying your content.
Thanks for coming over to check it out!
Nice job! We just gathered 8600 gallons this season. 500 taps, 3rd yr boiling. Just north of Ithaca, NY.
right on! way to go, NY Agriculture!
Huge operation. Hope you have a very prosperous year.
Soo ...... i have seen all your sap videos ........... i have to say .... of all the sap videos i have seen ........you have the most modern, efficient, an cleanest sap operation i have seen !! .... its very refreshing !!
Wow, thanks for the compliment
Very interesting thank you for sharing this with us 👍😁
I was surprised to see the tank was open to the air. Bugs, bird droppings, even possible for squirrels, coons, etc to fall in and drown? Why not at least cover it with a tarp? I'm sure you know your business, but that one seems a bit weird to me especially after all the work it takes to collect it.
Hi its randy from michigan again that's pretty I tresting how yuo guys do it it's a big business for you guys I helped someone finish up sunday morning gather and pull buckets there done with trees but still boiling .they have pretty new evaporator. They made 300 gallons of syrup this year I know that realy small for you but everyone around here are dairy farmers and do it on the side some make 600 to 800 hundred gallons but that's alot eith milking cows twice a day and cleaning out manure pits while it's still frozen most everyone still uses buckets I'll be watching. More take care be careful everything's slippery when its rainy and muddy were getting some 70 degree days now time to ditch the long John's to warm lol see ya
That's awesome! We are actually full-time dairy farmers as well and do maple syrup on the side!
I never would have guessed there was so much involved in the collecting of maple syrup thank you for what you do
thank you for tuning in!
Glad Evelyn came out and did a feature story on you folks... Cool content! Keep up the interesting videos. I know in the driftless area of Wisconsin they harvest maple syrup like this...Kickapoo Gold! Yum!
Thank you for tuning in! Real Maple syrup is the best - once someone has the real stuff they will never go back to that fake table syrup junk!
Wow what a setup! Hope you have a good season we already pulled our taps about a week ago in Southern Michigan.
This season has been a tough on. Didn't even come close to what we normally produce.
thanks so much for this! my first video of yours to watch. NY is so beautiful a state to be in. Even and especially this time of year, yes even with the mud lol Smells great, and has a look to it that soothes, like going home :)
Its a state that showcases all 4 seasons!
I was sitting here up in central Ontario, Canada watching the non-stop pouring rain coming down outside the cottage, came across your Channel and have been binge watching it all morning. It's still pouring down so I'm still watching. LOL! Super interesting how you farm syrup. I'm loving the videos. Subbed and two thumbs up!
Thank you so much! many more videos to come. Thank you so much for subscribing!
And I have to say, I got a big laugh out of the T-Shirts on your website. LOL! Cheers!
Thanks for another lesson in syrup making, It's sure not a piece of cake!
You bet!
Love learning how you make maple syrup
A lot of work but it's enjoyable....most of the time! 😂
I need a woman like you! Hope you had a good season. We’re all wrapped up here in SW PA. Wish it was a crop like last year, but it wasn’t too far off.
Yea it was a late season and a short one
Vermonter here! Love seeing this all take place.
Glad you enjoyed!
Great Vlog thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Coming down the slippery ladder one handed! Priceless!
super hard to film and actually be productive at anything! 😂
That's a Big 10-4 Ms Nikki, TY & catch YA' on the flip-flop... Love Kelly ..!!
Great video Nikki
Thank you so much!
That’s a nice small operation. I’m boiling off 20 gallons tomorrow. 😜
Have fun!
Just saying hello from west valley over in Catt co...
Thank you. so very interesting.
Why don’t they have a cover over the tank?
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks Nikki !!
Fascinating. Very informative. Thanks for sharing. Lord-Jesus-Christ dot
Awesome thanks for sharing .
You know how to drive a truck? 😍 Respect!
Yes.
very informative thank you
Again your operation is awesome and very impressive. Is Maple syrup the only farming you do? Thanks again.
We have both a maple farm and a dairy farm
Good video. !! Interesting. :-). Actually a part of agriculture that isn't thought of very often -- farming / tapping / harvesting syrup.... At least for me anyway :-). I'm used to looking towards cows, chickens, grain farming, etc.... From Virginia
Thank you for tuning in! Maple farming is often forgotten!
wonderful video, how long is the season that you can collect sap thank you for sharing your day with us !!
It all depends on the weather, typically January - March but this year was a late year.
YOU GO GIRL!!
Can you settle a debate? Is there a difference between maple syrup that is labeled “organic” vs. real 100% maple syrup? Love your channel. I grew up in Wisconsin and used to tap trees and boil syrup with a friend. We would get 20-25 quarts in an average year...just enough for family and friends. Keep up the solid content!
Yes. I should do a video on this as we just got certified organic this year!
@@MapleFarmer
Thanks for the reply. Is the organic certification a function of how the trees are maintained? Seems to me that a maple tree grows in the woods and produces sap that is boiled into syrup. No additives, no preservatives. Is there a fee for garnering organic certification? Keep up the great work and be safe!
Love to see how you market the syrup .
Thank you! I'm slowly working on it!
Soooooo glad I'm not diabetic. I LOVE maple syrup.
Me too!! So delicious and is amazing is coffee
Could you use one of your old sap tanks as an overflow for the 8k gal tank? Or, is it possible to run pipes all the way to your sugar shanty silos instead of that 8k gallon collection tank? You could probably save a lot of money on diesel fuel and hauling time. Just wondering. Best wishes on your business.
Well I came jere for an education and I'm getting one ....thanks
If you have any questions, ask away!
@@MapleFarmer you might have mentioned it.... but... how many trees do you have hooked together to create that much sap?
We have 32000 taps
Hi I just found your channel, it is so much fun touring your business. I am from Quebec canada. I used to sugar with my brother on a small scale. I would like to start again, I am interested in your tubing method, In a woods do you only have one main line . Keep up the good work.
we have multiple. I will do a video on it!
Thanks for getting back to me
Yup... It's a lot of work for sure! What's the refractometer tell you? What are you looking for when you look through it?
I think the percent of sugar in the sap bends the light shining thru it a certain way. Tara Coranado was checking her grapes ripeness with one on her channel. Also the handheld device she put a few drops in is a brix meter which measures sugar content.
WOW!! Love the video
So glad!
Why do you boil the water off at night. Seems like I saw a video to had to explain that but I could not get to it.
Awesome operation I must say.
This may be a rather odd question but due to all the water content you haul and then process with reverse osmosis and so on, what do you do with the water ( since that is 98% of the fluid volume handled each year ). Would I be correct in that its used for livestock water on your operation or even household water if you wanted to ?
And, she drives big rig...nice!
I do what I can!
Sugarlot is what it is in Vermont.
Wow, thanks
we do maple in the southern adirondacks. i absolutly love it
I love the Adirondacks!
Why don't you have a cover on that huge tank?
Hello from Brewer, Maine I love your channel as I'm a new subscriber came over from watching NY Farm Girls Channel when they did a video tour of your Maple Syrup Production I'd love to purchase some of your Maple syrup do you have an online store?
Yes we do! Boxlermaple.com
@@MapleFarmer ok ty so much
We're pulling taps tomorrow. Been a mediocre year at best, but that's farming.
I hear ya
How many pound of maple syrup per tap do You yeld per season ?
That didn't happen to be an old Waltons truck would it?
Yes it is. Were you the one that put the dent in it? 😂
@@MapleFarmer no I use to drive for Haiers in Eden I saw it from time to time at upstate and sorrento
Hi all, you guys have a pretty big operation, how many barrels do you produce on a average year?
From Northern Vermont
depends on the season however this year we are way behind.
I enjoyed the video but just curious why the open top tank at the collection site
I was curious about that too...I would think that would help keep the debris out...
I was going to ask the same but with what I know about reverse osmosis, it's not necessary.
We have silos at all of our other sites. We collect the sap every couple of hours, and our sap is run through a reverse osmosis machine and our syrup is run through a filter press!
@@MapleFarmer thank you for responding to my question and I have one more do you have plans to be a politician
Good video was that truck automatic normally people show themselves shifting.
I’ll tell my dad to learn how to take video to show the shifting.
Do you have to clean the lines out at the end of the season?
Yes!
Wicked cool but slam that seat down to the floor!
You need a bigger truck 🤣
Or just a direct pipeline! Lol
Time stopped at 5:40 what are the ding marks on the side of the tank below the viewing cap?
They were in the truck when we bought it, it was a former milk hauling truck
Nice! How many gallons is that tanker? We run a 20,000 tap (roughly) operation in northern VT. Looking for a bigger truck. Currently hauling with one 2,500 gallon truck.
6000 gallons
so question.. Does the sap get watered down with the holding tank being open to rain and such ??
No the sap is picked up every couple of hours and run through a reverse osmosis machine
Would you or your dad want a other bigger size milk truck that has a little bit bigger tank on it I know someone who is selling his old Pete truck in Wisconsin I can see what he wants for it and what size tank is on the truck It has most of tires are fairly newer tires on the truck let me know ok
We are all set thank you! Once we are in our new maple building we won’t have to drive quite so much as the one woods runs straight to the building silos
Is there a market for the water removed from the sap ?????
honestly, I have never looked into it as we always have so much going on in terms of work
Had no idea what it took to gather sap. I hope you all have more help than you and your dad
We are the only 2 that gather the sap currently
You're very beautiful how come you storage tanks don't have lids on them?
we pick up the sap every couple of hours. We only have one storage tank without a lid. The others are silos. Our sap is run through a reverse osmosis machine before the evaporator
Wow that's a lot of sap every couple of hours
Is there no lid/cover on the holding tank?
There are no covers on our holding tanks, however on our holding silos they are covered. We have silos at all of our woods except for 1
@@MapleFarmer Interesting. I guess because its boiled after its collected, its still deemed sanitary/safe by FDA or whomever governs syrup processing?
Sap is picked up multiple times a day and is also Run through a reverse osmosis machine
Can you not play the music louder?
you want the music louder?
Why don’t you tarp the holding tank.
no need to. we pick it up every couple of hours. Most woods have silos this is the only one that doesn't.