There are plenty of things to do in Stardew Valley, and it is surprising that even years after its release, it is still getting updates for free. Stardew Valley recently released a huge update with version 1.5. In the game, the player is given an overgrown farm by their grandpa, and it is theirs to do with as they wish.

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One thing that players should consider doing is making maple syrup. It has many uses in the game and depending on what a player wants to do with their farm and the surrounding area, making maple syrup might be essential. Here is how to make maple syrup in Stardew Valley.

Making Maple Syrup in Stardew Valley

Stardew Valley Trees

First, the player appropriately enough needs to find a maple tree. When the game begins, the player’s farm is essentially a forest, and so they can find maple trees growing in the area. The three types of trees that natively grow on the farm are maple trees, oak trees, and pine trees. For reference in the picture above, the trees on the left are maple trees.

To extract maple syrup, players will need to construct a tapper, which is made with 40 wood and 2 copper bars. The recipe is unlocked once the player reaches level 3 in foraging. Foraging experience is gained from gathering wild resources such as salmonberries or leeks, and by chopping down trees. As players need space to farm, they will have to chop down some trees anyway, so it should not take long to get to Foraging level 3.

Once the player adds the tapper to the maple tree, it will take around nine days before they can harvest the maple syrup. As this is such a lengthy process, it might be wise to tap multiple trees. If they want, players could even stagger them so they get one (or more) maple syrup per day.

Version 1.5 added a new object called a heavy tapper which can be made from 30 hardwood and a radioactive bar. It works twice as fast as the regular tapper, and the recipe can be purchased from Mr. Qi on Ginger Island for 20 Qi Gems.

It is important to note that the tappers do not need to be placed on trees on the player’s farm. They can be placed on trees in the wild, but not the ones in town. This is useful for players who want to utilize the maximum amount of space on their farm for other things.

Maple syrup can be sold for 200g, but it can also be given as a gift to many of the residents of Pelican Town (though Maru doesn’t like it). It is needed for some of the bundles in the Community Center. Perhaps its most important use is that it is an ingredient in crafting the Bee House. Sadly, it can not be used for its most obvious purpose of drizzling it on pancakes, which seems a major oversight.

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Stardew Valley is available now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Linux, iOS, and Android.