COLUMBUS, Ohio — The transition from winter to spring is typically the season that you will notice taps on maple trees due to the prime weather conditions. Cold nights, below freezing, with mild ...

Hybrid trees have a lower sugar content.Currently, Ohio maple syrup producers tap red and silver maples. Local producer Brian Snavely, who operates a third-generation sugar camp in Seneca County ...

And just like that, maple sugaring season is here again. It may seem like spring magic, but there’s plenty of science involved when it comes to tapping trees for some sweet rewards. “Ma… ...

Now, the trees are “starting to bud out,” Richardson said. “When the buds start breaking, you get sap in with your sugar water, and it tastes bitter.” ...

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — Dozens of visitors discovered the art, mystery and science of how maple syrup goes from tree to taste bud at Seed Song Farm’s Maple Sugaring on the Farm on Sunday, Feb. 27.