Making maple syrup requires minimal equipment. Collect and boil down sap as soon as possible ... Recent studies suggest you place no more than two taps in any tree greater than 20 inches in diameter.

Wisconsin’s 2024 maple syrup production was 458,000 gallons, up 1,000 gallons from 2023. The number of taps increased 20,000 in 2024 to 1,140,000 taps. Yield was 0.402 gallon per tap, 1 percent below ...

A technological revolution has transformed the ancient tradition of sugar making—with big implications for local economies ...

Eligible sugar bush must be at least five hectares with a minimum of 150 taps per hectare, the province said in a release Monday ... a joint agency of the province’s maple syrup and Christmas tree ...

Wisconsin’s 2022 maple syrup production was 440,000 gallons, up 75,000 gallons from 2021. The number of taps increased 20,000 in 2022 to 920,000 taps. Yield was 0.478 gallon per tap, 18 percent above ...

By the numbers Commercial maple syrup producers set 670,000 taps throughout the state in 2018, up from 660,000 taps in 2017, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service ...