Forest Connect
A collection of videos on sugarbush management and sap production.
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Sustainable Tapping
How to tap trees for long-term forest health and sustainable production.
Sustainable Tapping
Investigating how to best tap trees for long-term forest health and sustainable maple production.
Sugarbush Leases
Negotiating legal lease arrangements for sugarbush.
Sugarbush Rental Rates
How to calculate the value of rented sugarbush
Sap Yields and Tapping Stained Wood
The effects of tapping on trees, and how to avoid overtapping.
Forestry and Maple Discussion
The importance of managing your woods well for long-term syrup production.
Some quick tips to achieve higher sap yield
Increasing the yield of sap from maple trees is the goal of most maple producers. While getting there isn’t a matter of one simple thing, by
following best management practices and paying attention to detail it is possible to increase sap yields, often quite dramatically. Includes links to videos.
Researchers downplay fall tapping
Three-year study finds little payoff in sap yield for sugarmakers who tap in the fall.
Sugarbush Management Notebook
A sugarbush is a special type of woodland. Woodlands include a complex mixture of natural processes and attributes such as soil type, elevation, tree species, types of wildlife, history of use, tree age and more. Foresters can help maple producers gain an in-depth understanding of these factors to achieve a healthy and productivity sugarbush, but there are several steps a maple producer can take on their own.