Home > Basics > AgricultureMaple Products in the Finger LakesMaple syrup comes from the sap of the sugar maple (Acer saccharum). It is produced only in the regions where sugar maples grow--around the Great Lakes in Canada and the northeastern United States. New York is the 4th leading producer of maple syrup in the world. In 2004, it produced 255,000 gallons of syrup, 17% of all syrup produced in the United States. Much of this syrup comes from the Finger Lakes Region.
It takes an average of 43 gallons of sap to produce 1 gallon of syrup. Originally, the Indians collected sap in bark buckets from taps of alder or elderberry. Although sap is still collected in buckets, it's more common today to see trees connected by plastic tubing that drains into a common site.
Sap begins to run in late February when the days are sunny and above freezing and the nights are below freezing. (Watch the buds on the trees. They will begin to swell at this time.) Most syrup production is over when the buds begin to open around April 1.
New York maple syrup is graded. Here are the three grades sold to consumers:
Grade A Light Amber--mild, delicate flavor Grade A Medium Amber--fuller flavor Garde A Dark Amber--strong maple flavor
1 cup of white sugar=¾ cup of syrup (Reduce the liquid in the recipe by 3 tablespoons for each cup of syrup substituted.)
Because most syrup as been tapped from trees that have not had herbicides or pesticides applied, maple syrup is considered to be organic. Once opened, a container can be expected to keep about 6 months if refrigerated.
Did You Know...When the weather warms up, squirrels, especially red squirrels, will bite off a bit of the tree's bark to start the sap running. This they will drink. The running of the sap from small wounds made by squirrels attracts birds and insects, who also enjoy the sweet liquid.
Central New York Maple FestivalMaple WeekendCayuga Nature Center Annual Maple FestivalWhere to Buy Maple ProductsCAYUGA COUNTYSchoolyard Sugarbush5967 Appletree Point Rd. Moravia, NY 13118 315-567-9900 CHEMUNG COUNTYArchie & Ruth Larison165 Cooperhill Rd. Van Etten, NY 14889 607-589-6278 Mattison's Sugar Creek Farm195 Sawdey Rd. Horseheads, NY 14845 607-739-7849 R & M Maple Farm443 Bannister Rd. Breesport, NY 14816 607-739-2760 SISU Farms45 Brink Rd. Van Etten, NY 14889 607-589-6546 CORTLAND COUNTYButton's Maple Products4870 Telephone Rd. Cincinnatus, NY 13040 607-863-3879 Delavan Farms5034 Gee Brook Rd. Cincinnatus, NY 13040 607-863-3822 Jennison Maple Products2861 Clarks Corners Rd. Marathon, NY 13803 607-849-3518 John's Sugar House90 Cortland St. Marathon, NY 13803 607-849-3798 S & S Syrup42888 Irish Hill Rd. Marathon, NY 13803 607-849-6106 Sugar Ridge Maple Farm5972 US Rt. 11 Homer, NY 13077 607-749-5714 LIVINGSTON COUNTYRock Hill Maple Farms9000 Scipio Rd. Nunda, NY 14517 585-468-5781 Sugarbush Hollow8447 Pardee Hollow Rd. (Town of Springwater) Wayland, NY 14572 MONROE COUNTYRoss Brothers Maple Products127 N. Spruce St. East Rochester, NY 14445 545-586-7688 Trout Brook Sugarhouse296 Taylor Rd. Honeoye Falls, NY 14472 585-624-5648 ONONDAGA COUNTYDan Beasley5663 Stevens Dr. Cicero, NY 13039 315-699-3855 Bear Mountain Farm2288 Case Rd. LaFayette, NY 13084 315-677-3590 Burdick Sugar Bush1095 Hencoop Rd. Skaneateles, NY 13152 315-685-5501 Cedarvale Maple Sugar Co.3769 Pleasant Valley Rd. Syracuse, NY 13215 315-469-6422 Komrowski Maple7584 Tater Rd. Memphis, NY 13112 315-635-9365 ONTARIO COUNTYDay Bros. Dairy & Maple Farm2292 County Rd. 6 Phelps, NY 14532 315-789-0883 Everson's Pure Maple Products3121 Bunker Hill Rd., Clifton Springs, NY 14432 315-462-9251 Schoff's Victor Maple Syrup1064 Willis Hill Rd. Victor, NY 14564 585-924-3769 Timberbuck Maple7707 Tilton Rd. Bloomfield, NY 14469 585-229-9713 Karen Woodhouse223 Heather Lane Farmington, NY 14425 315-985-1503 SCHUYLER COUNTYArnot Forest611 County Rt. 13 Van Etten, NY 14889 607-589-6076 Please note: Arnot Forest is a teaching and research facility belonging to Cornell University. It is open to visitors and offers seminars and workshops. Syrup from the forest, as well as other products produced by the University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, are sold at the Cornell Orchards, 709 Dryden Rd. (Rt. 366), Ithaca, NY 14850. Breakneck Creek Farm4181 County Rd. 1 Valois, NY 14841 607-546-2311 Fagnan's Farm2351 Oak Hill Rd. Alpine, NY 14805 607-594-2062 Great Oak Farm2529 Jennings Rd. Watkins Glen, NY 14891 607-535-7055 Larry and Mary Huntley3977 Bailey Hill Rd. Dundee, NY 14837 607-292-6318 Jesse Pully4955 Tuttle Rd. Burdett, NY 14818 607-546-9073 Tug Hollow Farm4180 Robertson Rd. Burdett, NY 14818 607-546-8235 STEUBEN COUNTYHager's Maple Products8298 Oak Hill Rd. Arkport, NY 14807 607-295-7951 Tuscarora Maple Syrup743 Thompson Rd. Addison, NY 14801 607-359-2199 TIOGA COUNTYHamley's Maple Farm1242 Oak Hill Rd. Barton, NY 13734 607-565-3731 Klossner Maple Syrup66 Ott Rd. Candor, NY 13743 607-687-9679 O Christmas Tree2069 Waite Rd. Owego, NY 13827 607-687-2249 West Candor Maple707 Spencer Rd. Candor, NY 13743 607-659-7263 TOMPKINS COUNTYReed's Farm697 Millard Hill Rd. Newfield, NY 14867 607-564-3561 WAYNE COUNTYCummings Family Farm2814 Harris Rd. Palmyra, NY 14522 315-926-7021 Hi-Lo's Maple Grove4809 Reitz Rd. Red Creek, NY 13143 315-594-2197 YATES COUNTYClute's Maple Products405 Clute Rd. Naples, NY 14512 315-536-6393 Italy Hill Maple Syrup2115 Pulteney Rd. Branchport, NY 14418 607-522-4519 Shiek Maple Products818 Ridge Rd. Penn Yan, NY 14527 315-536-6393 The Sugar House @ The Loomis Barn4942 Loomis Rd. Rushville, NY 14544 585-554-3154 |
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