After the harvesting process comes the real work of maple sugaring, which is concentrating the sap into delicious maple syrup. Commercial producers use reverse osmosis, and Kinnan says he is ...

SUAMICO, Wis. (WLUK) -- A steady "drip, drip, drip" coming out of a maple tree can only mean one thing: Sap is running and sweet maple syrup isn't far behind. But the sugar shack at Barkhausen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Quite a few of my friends have been grumbling about how they can’t wait for winter to be over and that they are ready for spring.

Our warm winter is impacting many things around the state — but what is its effect on the maple syrup industry? Maple syruping normally occurs in March and April, but the recent warmth has accelerated ...

St. Joseph County, Ind. (WSBT) — Maple syrup season is highly dependent on the weather and this winter is providing a head start. There is only a 4-to-6-week window that tapping can happen on maple ...

Every winter, John Cermak and his family drill holes into 2,200 maple trees on their 45-acre farm. They hammer steel spouts into those holes, and then they wait. “The ideal weather for us is when it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 14—COPENHAGEN — For many maple syrup producers this year, getting the sap flowing required lots of sweat equity as they ...

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 ...

Japanese maple trees (Acer palmatum) add interest to your landscape all year long. Their delicate palmate leaves form a lace-like canopy in vibrant shades of green, bronze, red, orange, and purple ...

Each year, Bowdoin's tapped maples produce—after the sap has been boiled down and concentrated—between five and ten gallons ...

The Martins began tapping in January, much earlier than the traditional sugaring season start. Warming winters have shifted the timing and length of maple sugaring season in Wisconsin, the ...