From late November to early March, Ella Smoot can usually be found in one of two places: the forest or the sugar shack. Like all maple syrup producers, her winter is a rush of running sap—cold ...

Sap from maple trees starts to flow in New England around this time of year. March is the most important month for the more than 300 maple producers in Massachusetts as they create more than 70,000 ...

Ever wondered how to make maple sugar from scratch? This video walks through the simple yet fascinating process of boiling down maple syrup, crystallizing the sugar, and refining it into a fine, ...

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 ...

All Wisconsin crops are impacted by the weather, and that includes maple syrup. Maple sap collection involves drilling into mature trees, with modern methods like vacuum systems and pipeline networks ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Everything was batter with maple syrup here Saturday at Storrowton Village on the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition. Visitors were shown how early European settlers ...

An etching from an 1879 edition of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper shows men collecting sap outside Rutland, Vermont. Vermonters originally made maple sugar, rather than syrup, because it kept ...

Maple syrup makers have competed in a judging event for nearly a century during the Geauga County Maple Festival season. Thousands of people are descending in northeast Ohio this weekend for a sweet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peak maple season is officially here in New England, ushering in the freezing nights and warmer days of March with the production ...