In order to harvest sap, maple trees need to be in a climate with weather fluctuations that freeze the sap, and thaw it, helping it flow. This is why states that have strong winters tend to favor ...

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 ...

Erie County is home to sugar maple trees and Asbury Woods has a program to help people make their own syrup at home.

Ever wanted to make your own maple syrup? With a few tools of the trade and a maple tree in the backyard, you’re just a few easy steps away from coating your waffles and cakes in homemade maple syrup.

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 ...

Joseph Burkett knew nothing about maple syrup when he and his wife-to-be, Alethea, decided to try making it on his father’s gravel driveway 20 years ago. Tired of being cooped up inside all winter, ...

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. Sugar maple trees don't grow just anywhere. Luckily for pancake and waffle lovers, Pennsylvania and Erie County are within the ...