Overview

There were 39 responses to the survey in total. About half the respondents have less then 1,000 taps, with the other half having between 1,000 – 10,000 taps. The majority of producers have not begun tapping. Many producers noted the deep snow cover in their bush, making operations difficult. Some producers in the Southwestern and Waterloo-Wellington region are thinking of tapping soon, depending on the weather.

Southwestern (2 – number of respondents)

Producers with 2,000-3,000 taps are looking to begin tapping soon, depending on the weather

Grey-Bruce & District (2)

No taps in yet.

Waterloo-Wellington (2)

No taps in yet, but some producers are thinking about tapping next week, depending on the weather.

Simcoe & District (6)

1 producer with between 1,000 – 2,000 taps has 60% of their taps in.

Algoma (3)

No taps in yet.

Algonquin & District (6)

No taps in yet.

Haliburton-Kawartha (4)

None of the respondents have tapped yet.

Ottawa Valley District (2)

A producer with around 4,000 taps has begun tapping.

Quinte & District (3)

A producer with around 8,000 taps has 75% of their taps in.

Lanark & District (5)

A producer with around 7,000 taps has about 50% of their taps in

Some producers in the 1,000 – 3,000 tap range have begun tapping, while other haven’t

Eastern (3)

All respondents had between 1,000 to 3,000 taps. One producer has 100% of their taps in, while the others haven’t tapped yet. The producer with all their taps in noted they were comfortable tapping early because of measures taken to prevent sap backflow into tapholes.