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 ...

SAUKVILLE, Wis. (CBS 58) --- You don't need a sugarbush, a sugarbush house or a complicated cook process to make your own maple syrup in Wisconsin. You just need a maple tree, a drill, a spile and ...

Though sap flow occurs in a wide variety of trees, there is one variety that produces a sap sweeter than them all: The Sugar Maple. For a six-week window of time before the break of spring, the ...

If you have maple trees or room for them, you can begin maple sugaring at home. Making maple syrup at home is fun and makes delicious gifts.

Step 3: Tap trees and insert spiles Tapping sugar maple trees to collect sap for making maple syrup.

The team at Three Rivers Park District joined KARE 11 Saturday to demonstrate how to tap a maple tree and boil sap to make syrup.