The new vacuum pump has been installed.  Now we are waiting for warm weather to turn it on and see an increase in sap flow.

The month of February is always an exciting time out in the sugarbush.  We have received our 3hp vacuum pump and will be installing it this month.  This is our first year connecting all of the trees to tubing that is under vacuum pressure.  All of the old tubing was removed this past summer and a new design was installed to maximize sap flow.  We are eagerly anticpating the first warm weather when sap will start to drip.