Maple weekends sweeten winter from Maine to Vermont. Maple syrup season is a special time in New England. Also known as maple sugaring season, it’s the period when the nights freeze and the days thaw, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. During Vermont Maple Open House Weekend, many of the state’s 3,000 sugarhouses welcome visitors.

Oregon hasn’t traditionally made a lot of maple syrup, largely because there’s more money in Douglas fir trees than maple trees. Doug firs produce straight logs that are good for construction. Maples, ...

BOSTON (CBS) – It's a New England staple and a gift from Mother Nature - maple syrup. The sticky, sweet syrup that covers many pancakes across the state may get harder to produce locally in the future ...

NORTHWEST CT — In late winter, the days become noticeably longer. Though the nights are still below freezing, the warmth of sunny days begins to thaw the earth. These ideal conditions cause the sap to ...

Beyond maple: Sap drips from a pine tree. Around the nation, producers are making syrup from the sap of pine, birch, even black walnut trees. The iconic maple syrup industry is an economic driver in ...

Early spring is a magical time for maple sugar makers in the Northeast. After three months of cold temperatures, quiet mornings and early evenings, the awakening of the natural world is ever so ...

WYOMING, R.I. (WJAR) — Mom-and-pop maple syrup production is effectively over for the season in Southern New England, even though the cold weather that makes the sap run is in the forecast for early ...

Bruce Hopper, owner of Pure BS Maple Shack in Auburn with his wife, Maria, is a jolly gentleman who brings jugs of maple syrup to his neighbors in exchange for allowing him to tap their glorious sugar ...