The autumn season is a time for pumpkin spice, apple cider, and maple flavors. The sweet syrup made from the sap of maple trees is often synonymous with pancakes, but this common condiment more ...

Mar. 19—FEDERAL DAM, Minn. — Tapping maple trees to collect the sap they produce is perhaps the quintessential rite of spring in this part of north-central Minnesota rich in its source of the tasty ...

Producing other kinds of syrup could be a natural way for farmers to safeguard their harvest against warmer weather and pests. But maple experts say, the most famous syrup is here to stay. CONCORD, ...

Agave syrup has a lower glycemic index than maple syrup, but its high fructose content can lead to long-term health risks if ...

There are windows of opportunity in nature, and one of my annual favorites is “sugaring time.” In late winter, tree sap begins to flow, and from the right trees, this sap can be collected and ...

Perhaps one of the most common myths about trees, Rachael West said, is that they go dormant during the winter months, falling into hibernation until spring rolls around. But West, founder of Eating ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the living world, from microbes to ecosystems. Many animal and plant species are predicted to move towards the poles under ...

You probably know maple syrup as a topping for pancakes and waffles, but the uses of this hearty sweetener go beyond breakfast. Although it’s ideal for morning treats and baked goods, maple syrup is ...

Moorhead - The box elder may be the Rodney Dangerfield of the tree world. Dismissed for its irregular form, weak wood and association with box elder bugs, the lowly tree gets no respect. But the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Wild late winter temperature swings make one type of Northeast Ohio gardener happy: maple sugarmakers, who harvest sap from maple trees for a few weeks in February and March and ...

Few things in nature are as sweet as real maple syrup, which is made from the sap of a maple tree. It takes about 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup. Does maple syrup go bad? Maple ...

Maple syrup season is just getting underway, and clouds of steam rise from the evaporators Derik and Sue Zimmel have set up in the driveway of their Leech Lake cabin to boil away the excess liquid on ...