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 ...

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 right trees, this sap can be collected and ...

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 ...

HUNTING VALLEY, Ohio — It's maple syrup season! Warm days and cold nights following a frigid winter help the sap in maple trees flow, giving us generally four to six weeks of harvest time across Ohio.

Do you only break out the maple syrup for pancake Sundays? Then you’re missing out on the full potential of this liquid gold. A natural sweetener with depth and complexity, maple syrup goes with way ...

The sight of a steady drip of sap brought elation to Paula Babel as she lifted a metal bucket hanging off a spile in a sugar maple tree that she calls the “queen of trees.” She poured the crystal ...