Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:20:39 GMT — Woody Hansen wanted a fun hobby after he retired from teaching 20 years ago. He found that making maple syrup was a fun and easy way to have something to do that ...

Maple syrup is a uniquely North American product thanks to its many sugar maple trees and a freeze/thaw cycle from late winter into spring that allows sap to flow. It is a staple of the American ...

Maple season is in full swing in New England, with sap harvesters producing a variety of maple products from syrup to maple brittle, maple soda, and maple flavored ribs.

In this video, we focus on making maple syrup while taking care of tasks around the cabin during the colder days when the sap is not running, including collecting drinking water from our stream. After ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It generally takes between 20 and 100 gallons of sap to produce a gallon of pure maple syrup. The exact amount can vary dramatically based on ...

Making maple syrup is simple- you tap a tree, collect the sap, and boil it down. But it's more complicated for large-scale producers who collect thousands of gallons of sap per day. To keep up with ...