Maple syrup has long been the lifeblood of Virginia’s Highland County. This year, a brutal ice storm and recent warmth brought one of the worst syrup seasons in recent memory.

Learn all about the maple syrup-making process on a beautiful hike at Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve. Jason Patrella from Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve discusses the process of collecting ...

Maple sugaring — or syrup — season is approaching, and soon enough you'll notice buckets clinging to maple trees as hobbyists and commercial operators begin collecting the sweet sap to make maple ...

NATICK - It's officially maple syrup season in Massachusetts. "Maple season is about a six-week window from when you tap the tree to when you're done collecting sap from the tree," said Haley Goulet ...

All Wisconsin crops are impacted by the weather, and that includes maple syrup. Maple sap collection involves drilling into mature trees, with modern methods like vacuum systems and pipeline networks ...

The sight of a steady drip of sap brought elation to Paula Babel as she lifted a metal bucket hanging off a spile in a sugar maple tree that she calls the “queen of trees.” She poured the crystal ...

The art of maple syrup production flows through generations of Dan Potter’s family history. His great-grandfather bought the family farm in rural Iowa in the late 1880s and cleared the land for ...

ONEKAMA — As winter started to wind down, Onekama Consolidated Schools second grade students could be seen lugging pails up and down the campus, learning to make maple syrup under the guidance of ...

At the LoGuidice Educational Center, the late-winter tradition of tapping maple trees came alive in the hands of students ...

DEERBROOK, Wis. — Jeremy Solin doesn’t need a jacket right now on his family farm in northern Wisconsin. There’s no snow blanketing the dead leaves in the grove of sugar maples. There, pails already ...

SEASON IS TAPPING INTO TRADITION IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. WEATHERWATCH 12 METEOROLOGIST GINO RECCHIA EXPLAINS WHY THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME OF THE YEAR TO TAP SIRUP. AND MAPLE SAP DRIPS FROM A TAP ON ...