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 ...

A ceremonial tree tapping happened in Somerset County Saturday, looking to celebrate the maple season. Last year's Pennsylvania Maple Queen Laura Boyce was in attendance at Hillegas Sugar Camp ...

Start harvesting maple syrup in your backyard by gathering your maple tree tapping supplies and use these instructions to build a maple sap evaporator from a barrel. Transforming sap into syrup is one ...

Mar. 19—FEDERAL DAM, Minn. — Tapping maple trees to collect the sap they produce is perhaps the quintessential rite of spring in this part of north-central Minnesota rich in its source of the tasty ...

Maple sap forms a droplet at the opening of a spile on Feb.23 as the maple syrup season begins in Quasqueton. (Orlan Love/correspondent) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using ...

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 ...

Maple Tree sap tapping has been difficult this year due to the record amount of snow and late spring start. Maple syrup farmers in the northland are waiting anxiously for the weather to warm up enough ...

The University of Idaho Extension is offering a free maple tapping workshop at five different locations in Southeast Idaho. If you’re interested in tapping maple trees for syrup, come get the ...

AUBURNDALE, Wis. (WSAW) --- Students at Auburndale Middle/High School learn maple tree tapping in their school forest as part of their Agriculture class in what the teacher says is a decent maple sap ...

It’s now that special time of year where temperatures are below freezing at night and above freezing during the day, creating the perfect conditions for naturalists and hobbyists alike to collect sap ...