Maple syrup producers collect Maple Tree’s Sap which runs in Early Spring.
In the olden day a farmer would go around the trees and empty buckets of Maple sap. New technology and needs of efficiency, the Maple Syrup producer uses piping strung between the sugar Maple trees to save time and lower costs.
Maple tree sap is very watery when collected … after which it is boiled down to thicker liquid with a high sugar content … thus Maple Syrup!