Even though Somerset County is in the heart of winter, maple producers are already celebrating the oncoming spring. The annual Somerset County Maple Producers' Association tree-tapping ceremony is at ...

There still may be a few chunks of ice on the lake, but this year's maple yield has already been simmered into syrup. Finally, our first taste of spring. Because sap is collected over several weeks ...

Spring is officially here, and that means one thing for farmers in the Northeast—maple season is in full swing! At Dry Brook Sugar House, the annual tradition of tapping maple trees and collecting sap ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A symbol of the Mountain State was just planted on the State Capitol grounds in Charleston. This Sugar maple tree will replace an aging oak that was damaged by storms in the ...

Winter's freakish warmth made for a somewhat skimpy maple sugar season, but it still produced mysteries. One sugar maple tree at Bendix Woods County Park in New Carlisle gave zero sap to boil into ...

LA PLUME, Pa. — Keystone College held a Maple Sugar Open House and a 5-k walk and run on campus today. The Maple Open House highlights the beginning of the annual maple sugaring season. The maple ...

When “Clergyman” wrote his letter, most Vermonters who made maple sugar only produced enough to meet their own families’ needs. An etching from an 1879 edition of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper ...

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 ...

When it comes to choosing a tree for a landscape, homeowners consider many things. Some plant trees for their aesthetic appeal, while others do so for their fruit. However, there are also many people ...

Maple syrup has long been a staple of North American breakfasts, especially across the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada, where its production originated. It’s made by boiling down sap collected ...