As we head now into the late part of winter, it's the time of the season that typically begins the tapping of maple trees for sap used to make pure maple syrup.

Making your own maple syrup might sound like a quaint way to save money on the grocery store version, but you need a very mature maple tree to do it.

With temperatures reaching into the 40s and 50s this week in southern and midcoast Maine, some maple syrup producers are tapping their trees and are already seeing early sap runs.

It's best to look at the ingredients in your syrup to determine the best storage method. For pure maple syrup, there is one type of storage that is the safest.

Winter temperatures in Pennsylvania have warmed, on average, five degrees since 1960.