Our Sugarbush is located in the Finger Lakes Region which is the #2 Tourist Destination in New York State, behind New York City.  The area is known for its beauty, fall foliage, pristine water, farmlands, rolling hills, and recreational opportunities. We’re located at an elevation of 2200 feet above sea level with scenic views extending over 50 miles.  We are at the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay and our area’s streams feed both Canandaigua Lake through Naples and Cohocton creeks, which are well known fly fishing destinations in early spring.  

Early glaciers produced soils which are high in calcium, providing nutrients necessary for sugar maple trees. Combined with the climates of the Finger Lakes region, our forests produce quality fast growing trees.  We have numerous springs cropping up in East Springwater, thus our geographical name.  Sugar maple trees enjoy the abundance of moisture, and our deep, rich, well drained soils ensure that the trees are never in standing water.  The volume of precipitation creates a deep snow pack of 1 to 3 feet at tap time and thus moderates temperature in the woods which extends the sap flows. 

We have a total of 220 acres of farmland, of which 110 acres are forested and 110 acres are actively farmed, producing crops of corn, oats, wheat, alfalfa, clover and soybeans.

We currently are tapping 50 acres of forest for maple sap production. 

Interesting statistics include:

• We have 2645 taps and 2600 trees
• There are 18 miles of plastic tubing
• It’s 5400 feet from farthest tap hole to the sap house
• It takes 32 minutes for sap to reach the sap house from thr farthest tree
• There’s a 10% average slope to the sap house
• Each year we harvest an average of:
• 1 quart of syrup per tap
• 11 gallons of sap per tap
• 30,000 total gallons of sap 
• Our sap has a 2% average sweetness
• Our syrup has a 67% average sweetness
• We run 15 inches of vacuum at the tap hole which is 1 ½ inches in depth.