It is this back-and-forth that creates pressure within for sap to flow down the tree due to gravity or out through a broken branch. Tapping trees takes advantage of the traveling energy ...

An Ontario brewery has crafted a new beverage made with maple tree sap, tapping into Canada’s historical roots while working to protect the Credit River Watershed.

The president of the Wadena Area Growers Association taps his maple and birch trees on his Sebeka farm north of Wadena to produce syrup he also sells at the Wadena Farmers Market.

The process of tapping trees is no small feat. Slanina’s team drills 2-inch holes into sugar maples, inserts spiles (small tubes that act like straws), and hangs bags to collect the sap.

Join Farm Director Jason in this episode of "Growing, Eating, and Educating" as he demonstrates the art of tapping maple trees for sap collection at NanBop Farm. Discover the traditional ...

Sugar-makers rely on a “freeze and thaw cycle” to tap the maple trees. Sap flows when temperatures drop below freezing at night and rise above freezing during the day, Roseum explained.