Looking to sweeten a long and bitter winter? There may be a private sweet shop growing in your yard, producing sugary sap that can be turned into maple syrup. Maple sugaring, the process that turns ...

The maple sap is flowing, which is a sure sign that spring is just around the corner. Learn how maple syrup is made, and maybe even try your hand at tapping a tree, at one of these events around the ...

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 ...

Maple sugaring season has begun in Michigan, offering residents a chance to see how sap is harvested and turned into syrup. Michigan ranks fifth in the nation for maple syrup production, with hundreds ...

Candace Johnson has often eaten the store-bought blend of chemicals and artificial flavors that sells as maple syrup, but she’d never tasted the real thing. So on Saturday, the 17-year-old and her ...

MEDORA, Ind. (WDRB) -- Take a stroll through Tim Burton's Maplewood Farm and the evidence is hanging everywhere. It's harvest time and the sap is starting to run. Making maple syrup is a family affair ...

As the days start getting longer, sap begins to flow in maple trees, and it's time to celebrate the sweetness of maple syrup. Those who would like to learn more about the history and science of maple ...

Perhaps one of the most common myths about trees, Rachael West said, is that they go dormant during the winter months, falling into hibernation until spring rolls around. But West, founder of Eating ...

One late winter day, when I was hiking the Conservation Trail, I came across some plastic hoses lying in the snow. They ran off in all directions. “What in the world are these hoses doing in the ...

Christa Hein, of Bring the Farm to You, holds a section of a maple tree to discuss the outer and inner layers of bark. (Photo by Amy Phelps) BELPRE — The Belpre branch of the Washington County Public ...