I love winter and have been hoping for a lot more snow, which we got last week, but only after an unseasonably (record-smashing) warm spell. Much as I love winter and want to stay in the moment, that ...

Unless you are intent on making your own maple syrup, you probably haven't given tree sap much thought. So, let's take a deeper dive into a tree's 'blood' or sap and the normal flow in the fall for ...

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 ...

The nights are still cold but days are (mostly) becoming milder. That means it’s time to tap into those maple trees to begin the process of converting the sticky sap into delicious maple syrup or ...

Last March, Chris LaPlante of Rochester discovered that the maple tree in her yard was dripping sticky sap on the family’s car. While some people might be annoyed, LaPlante realized, "We could make ...

Their front yard boasted seven regal sugar maples, and I’d help ferry buckets of the clear, watery sap to my aunt’s kitchen, where a stockpot was continuously aboil. I make my own syrup now, albeit ...

Much like maple trees, birch trees can be tapped for a steady source of delicious and edible liquid sap, also called birch water. Learning bushcraft skills serves as a clear reminder that we are ...

The suggestion came from a reader. Most of my good ideas do. I give ‘em a test drive and if I don’t screw up too badly, I pass them on to you. Tapping a sugar maple to make syrup is not normally the ...