Explore Bissell Maple Farm on YouTube
At Bissell Maple Farm, we believe maple syrup is more than just a sweet treat—it’s a story worth sharing. Our YouTube channel goes beyond the sugarhouse, featuring conversations with experts, travels across the maple world, and stories that celebrate the people, places, and ideas shaping this unique industry. From insights and discoveries to recipes and traditions, our videos invite you to experience maple in a whole new way. Subscribe and join us on this journey where curiosity meets craftsmanship.
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This video features a visit to Adirondack Sugarworks in Lewis County, New York, where the host explores the Bradish family's maple syrup production process. The tour highlights their use of modern equipment like Lapier gasification evaporators and D&G filter presses, alongside their dual-business management of the sugar house and a local golf course.
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This video features a visit to Silloway Maple in Randolph Center, Vermont, where the family owners discuss their historic, wood-fired production process and their popular, all-natural Maple Creemee. The team explores how the farm balances traditional techniques with modern efficiency and an engaging social media presence to connect with visitors year-round.
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Nate Bissell of Bissell Maple Farm showcases a newly acquired 33,000-square-foot facility in Vermont, highlighting his plans to restart an iconic sap bucket production line and create a community-focused storefront. He also discusses new pricing initiatives, including a collaborative bonus for producers to help them maximize their earnings through bulk sales.
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Nate and Adam from Bissell Maple Farms embark on a trip to Vermont to deliver equipment and maple syrup, stopping at Shaver-Hill Farm along the way to observe their production processes. The video documents their logistical efforts to support fellow producers while preparing for a SapSpy monitoring installation in Enosburg Falls.
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The owner of Bissell Maple Farm, Nate Bissell, shares his philosophy on business relationships and "price buyers" before documenting the company's daily operations, including maple syrup bottling and milling lumber for chicken coops.
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Jodi, Nate, Dan and Robert head to Lewis County, NY for some maple syrup tasting and grading. The overnight field trip is great for training and teaching. Everyone learns on these trips.
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Nate travels to Minnesota to see the Sapmaster manufacturing process of plastic maple spouts. No matter what you call these in your part of the maple belt, every farmer needs them. After you drill a clean hole into the maple tree - this is the first step to collecting sap. Depending on your size and scale - choosing a spout is the second most important decision behind who is drilling the hole.
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Using liquid nitrogen to package a food product is not new. However, this technology might prove helpful for bulk shipments of maple syrup. Ultimately, the goal is to make moving maple syrup as easy and low-cost as possible.
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We make authentic bourbon barrel aged maple syrup. A lot of it. We want to help others make the best bourbon barrel aged maple syrup they can make.
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We bottle a lot of maple syrup, at least compared to what we used to do 20 years ago. I'm sure Deb and Dave never imagined maple syrup shipping out by the semi-truck load when they were finishing maple syrup on their Jotul wood stove 40 years ago.