Last March, Chris LaPlante of Rochester discovered that the maple tree in her yard was dripping sticky sap on the family’s car. While some people might be annoyed, LaPlante realized, "We could make ...

It’s hard to beat a trickle of sticky maple syrup rolling down a stack of hot pancakes, and it’s even better when that sweetness comes from trees in your own backyard. Minnesota-grown maple syrup ...

LANCASTER Pa. (WHTM) — When the nights are below freezing and the days are above freezing, sap begins to flow up and down inside maple trees, which means it’s maple sugaring season. Sugar maple sap is ...

DEERBROOK, Wis. (AP) — Jeremy Solin doesn’t need a jacket right now on his family farm in northern Wisconsin. There’s no snow blanketing the dead leaves in the grove of sugar maples. There, pails ...

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 ...

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Maple sugaring — or syrup — season is approaching, and soon enough you'll notice buckets clinging to maple trees as hobbyists and commercial operators begin collecting the sweet sap to make maple ...

Submitted photo / John Slanina Rocky Ridge Neighborhood Association member Bill D’Avignon during the boiling sap portion of the maple syrup process at the Rocky Ridge Sugar House in Mill Creek Park.

I’ve always liked the idea of producing my own maple syrup. However, sugar maples (Acer saccharum) don’t grow in our high pH soils. I was intrigued several years ago to discover a long-forgotten spile ...

2020 was the year of baking, home improvement, and other quarantine projects. This year, there’s one more to try: making your own maple syrup. Making maple syrup might seem daunting, but I can ...

Don’t get too sappy about it: The 2022 maple sugaring season is nearing its end in Western Pennsylvania. Dan Roseum, owner of Roseum Maple Syrup in Murrysville, expects the season to last one or two ...