Based on data collected during a test run of 12,000 spouts during the 2009 sugaring season, Perkins said, the devices will boost sap yields by about 50 to 90 percent per tree. Clearly, there s nothing ...

This wood sap spout was used by settlers in upper New York during the 19th century. After boring a hole into the maple tree, one would insert this spout to drain sap from the tree into a bucket. Sap ...

WATERVILLE, Minn. — It’s a rite of spring. When the temperatures rise above freezing, people head out to the nearest maple tree and pound a tap into it. Then the syrup makers wait patiently as the sap ...

For nearly 30 years, Kevin Keyes and his brother-in-law Bob Chambers have run Dry Brook Sugar House in Salem, New York. Dry Brook Sugar House is nestled amid maple forests on the border of New York ...

Cincinnati Parks’ Caldwell Nature Preserve will host a DIY Maple 101 event Saturday, Jan. 28th, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.Live off the land and learn to make your own maple syrup. Participants will learn ...