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Ohio sap flow forecast

The next several days for Ohio's sugaring country, read the way a sugarmaker reads them: how cold the night gets, how warm the afternoon gets, and whether that adds up to a run.

Ohio highlighted on a map of the maple belt, with its forecast town (Chardon) marked — Ohio in the maple beltDots: Chardon

Season opens: Feb 18; typical
Closes: Mar 27; typical

100 days to the usual opening. When to tap in Ohio

Off-season

Ohio's season opens in about 100 days

Typical opening: February 18.

What to do now

1
Hold the drill
Fall sap is low in sugar, and a November hole on buckets is spent by January.
Can you tap in fall?
2
Find and mark your trees
Easiest while the leaves are on. Tapping starts at 12 inches across, about 38 inches around.
A beginner’s season plan
3
Gather your gear
A drill with a clean 5/16-inch bit, one spout per taphole, covered food-grade buckets.
A beginner’s season plan

LuckySap can nudge you about two weeks before the season usually opens where you tap, and again on opening day. Once the sap runs, it pings you at 7 p.m. the evening before a strong sap day. Free on iPhone and Android.

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Chardon · Geauga County has 144,446 of Ohio's 468,579 taps (30.8%), the most in the state (2022 Census of Agriculture); Chardon is the county seat.

freeze thaw 32°F

WedNov 11
38° / 55°
0h below · 24h above
No refreeze forecast
ThuNov 12
40° / 46°
0h below · 24h above
No refreeze forecast
FriNov 13
35° / 41°
0h below · 24h above
No refreeze forecast
SatNov 14
32° / 41°
0h below · 19h above
No refreeze forecast
SunNov 15
32° / 44°
0h below · 21h above
No refreeze forecast
MonNov 16
32° / 47°
No refreeze forecast

Data: National Weather Service. Verdicts use freeze-thaw thresholds from maple field research; your woods may run a little differently.

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Data & method · 4

1.National Weather Service API · NOAA National Weather Service
2.Sap flow in sugar maple: timing and weather drivers (Frontiers in Agronomy, 2025) · de Lima Santos et al.
3.Maple Sugaring Tips for Beginners and Backyard Maple Sugar Producers · UNH Extension
4.North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual, 2nd ed. (Bulletin 856) · The Ohio State University Extension

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