Thanks to warm temperatures this winter, the maple trees are already dripping their liquid gold in New England — which means that pancake season is here.

“It’s been a little bit of an early year,’’ says Matthew Gordon, executive director, Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association. “At this point, I’d anticipate the season being fairly normal but earlier than recent years, with southern portions of the state experiencing the bulk of their season in March.’’

Here are some New England sugarhouses where you can tap the sap and dig into pancakes and other sugary maple treats.

Solar Sweet Maple Farm

“This year has been a strange one for sure,’’ says Tom Gadhue, owner of Solar Sweet Maple Farm in Lincoln, Vt. Claiming to be the first 100 percent “green’’ sugarhouse in the country, this 4,000-square-foot facility runs on solar power and taps 15,000 trees. The sugarhouse banks its power and uses it during peak boiling season.

“The first boil we had was on the eighth of February and it was the earliest that I have ever made syrup,’’ says Gadhue. “This winter, or lack thereof, has all of us sugar makers trying to guess what is going to happen up here for this season. Last year we had a tough winter and we never made our first drop of syrup until the third of April. So I would say that this year has come early and caused us to pick up the pace some.’’

Mark your calendars for Open House weekend April 2-3 for tastings of maple baked goods and, of course, that sweet syrup. www.solarsweetmaplefarm.com

Smuggler’s Notch

The second annual MapleFest Celebration in Jeffersonville, Vt., will put the spotlight on maple syrup with daily visits to local sugarhouses, maple syrup-inspired cocktail and food menus at the resort’s Hearth & Candle restaurant and samplings of maple products (maple-smoked cheese, maple pretzels) in the Country Store. Even Smugg’s spa gets into the season with a Maple Sugar Meltdown full body massage followed by a maple sugar scrub and maple body butter treatment. Lodging packages are available from now through April 3 and begin at $99 for kids and $129 for adults per night. www.smuggs.com

Benton’s Sugar Shack

Wild Maine blueberry pancakes and French toast are perfect excuses for Benton’s maple syrup. The sugar shack in Thornton, N.H., has been producing syrup for five generations and serves breakfast on weekends. You can also watch the boiling of the syrup. “With such a mild winter this year, many maple producers are off to an early start, as are we,’’ says co-owner Michael Benton. “We normally tap our 6,000 trees the second week of February, but we tapped in January and made our first batch of syrup on February first.’’ So come and get it. Open weekends from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. www.bentonssugarshack.com

The 100 Acre Wood

Tap your own sap at the sugar shack here in Intervale, N.H. The Sugar Shack and 100 Acre Wood are operated by Believe in Books Literacy Foundation and they will rent “Tap Your Own’’ kits complete with drill bits, spiles, and buckets. After you’ve collected your sap, bring it back to the Sugar Shack at the 100 Acre Wood and trade it for maple syrup. You can also take guided one-hour wagon tours through the 100 Acre Wood on weekend afternoons in March and April. You’ll learn how to identify maple trees, tap for sap, and enjoy tastings, too. Cost: $5 suggested donations (the net proceeds of the 100 Acre Woods Maple Syrup go directly toward Believe in Books literacy programs). www.believeinbooks.org/maple-sugaring.html

A pancake flip away from the 100 Acre Wood Sugar Shack is the 1785 Inn in North Conway, where you can indulge in pancakes — and admire the White Mountains view. Discounted room rates during maple sugaring season in March and April are $99 per night which includes a country breakfast with homemade blueberry pancakes and yup, freshly-tapped maple syrup. www.the1785inn.com

Heritage Farm Pancake House

On the map in Sanbornton, N.H., for its family-style platters of pancakes and fresh maple syrup, this farm also offers horse-drawn wagon rides and a sugarhouse tour. Plus, you can make your own maple syrup and candy. www.heritagefarm.net

South Face Farm Sugar Shack

This sugar shack in Ashfield has been serving maple sugar breakfasts for 30 years — and this year will be the last. South Face will be open on weekends through April 3 (closed Easter). Good news: While you won’t be able to get pancakes after this season, the sugarhouse will continue to make syrup in the coming years. www.southfacefarm.com

Laurie Wilson can be reached at laurieheather@yahoo.com.