The maple syrup season was drawing to a close at the start of April 1947, but work was still underway at the Samuel Rosbrugh sugar camp where there were about 1,100 trees tapped in the 33 acre woods.

Vermont sugar makers are producing about four times the amount of syrup they were 25 years ago, according to Mark Isselhardt, with the University of Vermont Extension Maple Program, due to a shift to ...

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

Modern methods of collecting sap for maple syrup may ease the process, but Mother Nature still has the final say on the success of any harvest — especially this year. “It’s been a real warm winter; we ...

Every spring, maple producers across New England begin collecting sap from sugar maple trees and boiling it down into syrup, often using the same methods that have been employed for centuries. Don't ...

After the harvesting process comes the real work of maple sugaring, which is concentrating the sap into delicious maple syrup. Commercial producers use reverse osmosis, and Kinnan says he is ...

A leaf-shaped bottle of maple syrup beside a dish of maple syrup and a honeycomb wand - Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock North Americans know that when the days grow warmer and the evenings stay cold, it's ...

When Brian Hughes began collecting maple syrup last year, in early March, he had to plow trails through snow that was thigh high. This year, when he started on the last day of January, he was driving ...

This year will be the seventh season the Sissons, who run Bittersweet Maple Farm in Berne, have used this sugar house. Last year, they made 518 gallons of maple syrup. Mush the dog guards the sugar ...

What do you think of when you think of spring? You know spring is near when the days lengthen and the temperature begins to warm. You may think of the robin as the first sign of spring. But if you ...

Chances are you've not experienced the joy of real maple syrup. The rich, amber brown, thick syrup has a wonderfully deep sweet flavor, and a taste that will make you realize what those fake syrups ...