Sunday marked the end of Maple Weekend, a series of four days to celebrate New York State’s maple syrup industry.

As steam rises from sugarhouse cupolas and early morning coffee pots, sugar makers are working overtime to turn maple sap ...

Last year, the total production of maple syrup in Vermont came to about 3.1 million gallons, about 53 percent of the entire ...

What keeps local maple producers going year after year, despite the intense work and unpredictable weather?  They are ...

As steam rises from sugarhouse cupolas and early-morning coffee pots, sugarmakers are working overtime to turn maple ... the trees’ outer bark and returning to lick up partly-dried streaks ...

They’re also harvested the same way: A small hole is drilled into the trunks, a spout (spile) is inserted and directs the sap that flows from the trees into buckets. Maple and birch syrups also ...

Maple trees require an extremely specific environment for the best sap production. Ideally, to maintain steady sap flow, temperatures overnight have to get to the freezing mark or below.

Treaty Authority is asking tribal sap harvesters to share the details of their 2025 season in an effort to examine climate impacts on sugar maples.

The shack will be used to boil sap collected from maple trees in the park into maple syrup. Area students have been learning about the maple syrup-making process by helping to collect sap and ...

If conditions warm up too quickly, the season can come to an abrupt end. Once maple trees start to bud, the flow of sap slows down considerably. "Up and down temperatures are hard to predict and ...