AVERILL PARK, NY (WRGB) — As we head now into the late part of winter, it's the time of the season that typically begins the tapping of maple trees for sap used to make pure maple syrup. However, the ...

After wild temperature swings in February, Hardwick Sugar Shack owners Joe and Megan Raskett aren’t sure how much longer the maple sugaring season will last. The Rasketts started boiling their maple ...

Temperature fluctuations are perfect for maple sugar water production, as seen here. With temperatures trying their best to be uncooperative this spring, it is by no means curtailing activities behind ...

When I was 15, my parents decided my free time would be better spent at a job than with my high school boyfriend. (In retrospect, they were definitely right.) So for the next three years, I worked at ...

Maple sugar is made by boiling pure maple syrup to a higher temperature until it concentrates, then cooling and stirring until it crystallizes into a fine, fragrant sugar.