Maple Production for the Beginner Part 6: Tubing, Sap Storage and Boiling
Cornell University’s Maple Specialist, Steve Childs, offers this video series for beginning sugarmakers.
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Maple Syrup Production for the Beginner Part 5: Sap Collection
Cornell University’s Maple Specialist, Steve Childs, offers this video series for beginning sugarmakers.
Maple Setup and Guidelines
Tips for designing tubing systems and tapping
Ask Proctor
Should I use 3/16″ or 5/16″ tubing? One of the first questions maple producers face when deciding to tube (or retube) a sugarbush is whether to use 3/16″ or 5/16″ tubing. This article explains some of the general rules that can be helpful in narrowing down the pros and cons of each approach.
3/16″ Tubing Research Results from The Uihlein Forest
There has been a lot of interest in 3/16″ tubing over the past several years. This article describes research results and possible future directions.
Assessing the Commercial Potential of a Site for Maple Sap Collection
These 9 variables are intended to help a potential commercial maple producer evaluate the relative merits of one or more selected woods for profitable maple production. A poor or medium rating does not mean that the woods should not be tapped but that production costs in money or labor will likely be higher or greater investments will be necessary to allow the sap collection to be established relative to other sites. Some problems may be avoided if the potential producer is a creative problem solver. Small-scale producers and hobby producers have less emphasis on financial return, so these variables are relevant but perhaps not weighted as heavily.