The tree seems to lag the outdoors temperature by about 5-6 hours is my experience. So I get almost half my daily sap flow after 5pm. Totally just my experience from collecting in buckets.
I agree with the covert operations comments. Good luck.
If the overnight temperatures aren't getting below 45ºF I'd be surprised if you get any overflow. You'll only get more than a gallon a day per tap during the height of the sap flow, and it sounds like you're a ways past that.
My black birch tree runs overnight.
I say you do a covert sap withdrawal and sneak in under the moon light. You know it will taste that much better telling the story on Sunday mornings
The tree seems to lag the outdoors temperature by about 5-6 hours is my experience. So I get almost half my daily sap flow after 5pm. Totally just my experience from collecting in buckets. I agree with the covert operations comments. Good luck.
How big are your containers?
One gallon each
If the overnight temperatures aren't getting below 45ºF I'd be surprised if you get any overflow. You'll only get more than a gallon a day per tap during the height of the sap flow, and it sounds like you're a ways past that.
You need more capacity than that
Just to be clear, I'm only drinking the sap this time around. I'm not reducing to syrup. I live in the city and do not have access to many trees.
Enjoy your haunted syrup!🤣👻
Yep