Each of our members offers maple syrup for purchase, and most offer other quality maple products like maple cream and maple candy. Visit the member directory and browse our list of maple producers. Each member listing contains a list of products available for purchase. Call a maple producer to arrange your purchase.
Sugaring is usually done by a group of family, friends, and neighbors. Most producers are small to medium sized operations. Read More »
The sugar content of the maple sap used to make maple syrup (also called Brix) determines how much sap is required to make a gallon of syrup.
At 2% sugar (Brix) 46 gallons of sap is evaporated to produce 1 gallon of maple syrup.
This formula can be used to determine how much sap is required for each gallon:
86/Brix = gallons of sap required to produce 1 gallon of syrup
Maple producers tap their trees based roughly on their girth.
- 1 tap: 10″ – 15″ around
- 2 taps: 15″ – 20″ around
- 3 taps: 20″ – 25″ around
- 4 taps: 25″ +
If maple producers are using vacuum systems with tubing, the number of taps per tree changes.
- 1 tap: 8″ – 20″ around
- 2 taps: 20″ +
The average amount of maple syrup produced annually from each tap is approximately one quart.
Any maple tree will produce sap that can be used to make maple syrup. Maple syrup producer’s first choice is the Hard Maple (Sugar Maple) tree, and their second choice is the Soft Maple tree.
Maple products are primarily produced in the Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada.
