Mar. 19—FEDERAL DAM, Minn. — Tapping maple trees to collect the sap they produce is perhaps the quintessential rite of spring in this part of north-central Minnesota rich in its source of the tasty ...

From how tall maple trees can grow to the surprisingly cold temperatures they can withstand, you'll love learning these fun ...

You might not have noticed, but drop by drop, the first harvest of 2021 has begun. There's more sunlight. Maple trees and their shallow roots break their dormancy, and the sap will be ready to rise up ...

Maple syrup is nature's nectar, but you've probably noticed that the real deal comes with a high price tag. Given how much ...

This story was originally featured on Outdoor Life. There are windows of opportunity in nature, and one of my annual favorites is “sugaring time.” In late winter, tree sap begins to flow, and from the ...

With a few pieces of equipment, some maple trees, and patience, you can easily make delicious, pure maple syrup in your own backyard. We had a place in Vermont with maple trees out back. During a ...

When it comes to the best places for making homemade maple syrup, West Virginia is not often mentioned, but a group of ...

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 ...

Nothing goes better with a stack of pancakes or waffles than a generous pouring of maple syrup, but does it have any ...

NATICK - It's officially maple syrup season in Massachusetts. "Maple season is about a six-week window from when you tap the tree to when you're done collecting sap from the tree," said Haley Goulet ...

Twenty miles southwest of Cornell’s Ithaca campus grows a forest of sweet trees. The tubing at their trunks carry sugary sap awaiting to be transformed into a crowd-pleasing breakfast staple: maple ...

Maple syrup season is just getting underway, and clouds of steam rise from the evaporators Derik and Sue Zimmel have set up in the driveway of their Leech Lake cabin to boil away the excess liquid on ...