DIY Barrel Stove Maple Sap Evaporator Tools and Materials. Heavy-duty 55-gallon barrel; Barrel stove accessory kit; Stainless-steel steam pan; Stack piping, 6-inch diameter, minimum 4 feet ...

Tapping maple trees and boiling the sap into syrup — known as sugaring — isn’t a new hobby. What’s unique about this year is the influx of suburban and urban backyard adventurers fueling ...

And with the way the market works, the cost of American-made maple syrup will rise along with Canadian syrup. A gallon of maple syrup retails for $55.70, according to the most recent government data.

Bruce Bascom is president of Bascom Maple Farms, in Acworth, N.H., where the business aggregates and produces its own maple syrup and sugar, and sells sugaring equipment, on Thursday, March 20, 2025.