Connecticut Sugarhouses

Each spring plumes of steam and smoke rise from evaporators in hundreds of sugarhouses all across Connecticut. This annual rite is eagerly looked forward to by local sugarmakers and their many loyal customers.

The traditional maple sugaring season in Connecticut extends from early February until late March, depending greatly on the weather. Freezing nights and warm, sunny days are necessary to provide good sap yields. Maple producers, including the ones listed in our annual publication, Connecticut Sugarhouses Open to the Public, welcome individuals and parents with children during the sugaring season.

You may watch the whole process of how sap is gathered and boiled, and smell the hot steam rising off the evaporator. Be sure to call the sugarhouse ahead of time to see if sap is being boiled into syrup and sold. Besides selling syrup during the sugaring season, maple products may be purchased at many sugarhouses throughout the year.

Maple sugarhouses across Connecticut.