Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District board members and staff, the Burton-Middlefield Rotary Club and many generous ...

FARM IN LEBANON THAT’S GOT AWARD WINNING MAPLE AND A LOT MORE. THE SAP IS RUNNING AT THIS SUGARBUSH IN LEBANON, MARKING ANOTHER SEASON FOR CREATING AWARD WINNING SIRUP. ALRIGHT, WE’RE GETTING THINGS ...

This year's maple sap collection in Massachusetts contains more sugar than most years. Sweeter sap requires less boiling time, which leads to increased maple syrup production. Colder temperatures and ...

Steam rises from an evaporator at the Branon Family Maple Orchards sugarhouse in Fairfield on Dec. 20, 2024. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger This story by Joslyn McIntyre was first published in ...

HIGHTOWN, Virginia — The woodpecker was the first sign of something strange underway. Ronnie Moyers heard the bird hammering in the woods one morning in late February, several weeks before the species ...

A bucket hangs from a maple tree to collect sap at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, Minn., on Feb. 14. Unseasonably warm weather with temperatures above 50 degrees led staff ...

Tapping a tree for maple syrup is a tradition in New England. They're doing it with a modern twist at the Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary in Sharon, Massachusetts. "For some people, this is their first ...

Pancakes, maple treats, and boiling demonstrations await visitors across the state. See sugarhouses near you. Just a half-mile over the Massachusetts line, Jeff and Paula Babel are busy boiling down ...

NEWFOUNDLAND, Pa. — Bottles are getting filled with an elderberry maple syrup at Pocono Mountain Maple in Greene Township near Newfoundland. But before the sap is able to turn into syrup, it starts in ...

While it feels nice to get a streak of warm weather in the winter, unseasonable weather conditions can wreak havoc on some of your favorite plants. Most plants need a period of winter dormancy, a time ...

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, ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. I’ve been trying to find a silver lining to ...