Question: During the recent warm spell, I saw someone tapping maple trees for syrup. Isn’t it too early? Answer: Tapping maple sap is ready when nature says so, and for some experienced “sugarbushers, ...

The nights are still cold but days are (mostly) becoming milder. That means it’s time to tap into those maple trees to begin the process of converting the sticky sap into delicious maple syrup or ...

The suggestion came from a reader. Most of my good ideas do. I give ‘em a test drive and if I don’t screw up too badly, I pass them on to you. Tapping a sugar maple to make syrup is not normally the ...

MOUNTAIN TOP, Pa. — Bill Urbanski knows how to find that sweet spot on a red maple tree. He's been doing it on his family farm in Mountain Top for as long as he can remember. "Since I was a kid. We ...

Stockton University is using $1 million in federal grants to explore whether a viable syrup industry can be created using a species of maple tree common to southern N.J. Ryan Hegarty, assistant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Somerset County Maple Producers' annual tree-tapping ceremony heralding the coming of spring will be held at 2 p.m. Feb. 28 at ...

From maple sprinkles to farm-style sriracha, these three unique twists on Northern Michigan maple syrup will have you celebrating the start of the March tree tapping season Up North. The Parsons are a ...

New Jersey may soon establish a viable maple syrup industry through a new project. Stockton University in southern New Jersey is leading efforts to produce syrup using red maples, which are prevalent ...