It might have been Dave Amerikaner’s first time tapping a sugar maple tree, but even as an amateur, he could tell the fast-flowing stream was a lot of sap. Sap was falling from branches, running down ...

Maple syrup is famously made in spring, when below-freezing nights followed by warm days cause the sap stored in a sugar maple’s trunk to flow up and out of the tree and into buckets or plastic tubing ...

Do you have any maple trees in your yard? How about a free weekend in February or March and maybe a backyard grill? Oh, and a lot of patience. If you do, you might be able to make some homemade maple ...

In the late winter months, when nighttime and daytime temperatures oscillate from deep-freezing to above-freezing, an imperceptible shift begins to take place in the trees around us. This huge ...

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 ...

After this record-breaking maple season, my family has been enjoying as much of that golden deliciousness as possible. I recently spiced up a recipe for sticky buns by adding Vermont maple syrup. My ...