Perhaps one of the most common myths about trees, Rachael West said, is that they go dormant during the winter months, falling into hibernation until spring rolls around. But West, founder of Eating ...

A leaf-shaped bottle of maple syrup beside a dish of maple syrup and a honeycomb wand - Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock North Americans know that when the days grow warmer and the evenings stay cold, it's ...

Every spring, maple producers across New England begin collecting sap from sugar maple trees and boiling it down into syrup, often using the same methods that have been employed for centuries. Don't ...

Working with (hopefully) large quantities of syrup, adding more as the water boils off, the process can get messy, with boiled-over liquid and sticky residue left behind. Some operators will have a ...

Sugar maple trees don't grow just anywhere. Luckily for pancake and waffle lovers, Pennsylvania and Erie County are within the native range for this species that produces the sap used to make maple ...

The small hole in the maple tree's trunk was welled with water, almost as if it was about to cry. But as the tap settled into the bark and Doug and Ruth Welch explained this sugary ritual doesn’t hurt ...

CALLAWAY, Minn. - In a good year, JoDan Rousu and his extended family can expect to get more than 200 gallons of refined maple syrup out of the family's maple tree farm near here. JoDan Rousu looks ...

The buckets still smell like vinegar. The buckets we use to collect maple sap every spring still smell. They’ve been washed repeatedly and used for years, yet they still retain the distinctive odor of ...

Have you always wanted to learn to tap maple trees to make your own maple syrup? Then you’re in luck because maple syrup ...

Bruce Hopper, owner of Pure BS Maple Shack in Auburn with his wife, Maria, is a jolly gentleman who brings jugs of maple syrup to his neighbors in exchange for allowing him to tap their glorious sugar ...