Climate change could put maple syrup making at risk if extreme weather and temperature changes harm the trees that produce ...
and maple sugar being made," Michigan Maple Syrup Association said. Maple sugaring — or syrup — season begins when the changing temperatures allow sap to flow up and down tree trunks.
But, with longer days and rising temperatures, sugar maple trees are beginning to release the clear sap that is boiled down into syrup. There are an estimated 500 commercial maple syrup producers ...
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 ...
It all starts with finding the right maple trees. While all maple tree species produce sap, sugar maples have the absolute best quality sap with the highest sugar content and is the one syrup make ...
It’s peak maple sugar season and there’s no place better to get into the thick of it than New England. Maple trees are tapped across the region, from Rhode Island to the northern points of Maine.
While photos can often tell a story, the essence of the Wild Center’s Sugar Shack cannot fully be captured in a few pixels.
Spring is officially here, and that means one thing for farmers in the Northeast—maple season is in full swing! At Dry Brook ...