Arthur Gagnon

I had carpenter bees making holes in my porch rafters until I put up a fake hornet's nest. I bought a few of these, and they effectively prevent both hornets and carpenter bees from making a home within view of the fake nest.

I discovered this method after spraying a real hornet's nest and leaving it in place for a couple of years. During that time, no other nests were built within sight of it. The fake nests I use resemble paper lanterns and cost about $2-$3 each online. However, you can also make your own.

I've been using these fake hornet's nests for several years now and have never had an issue with new hornet nests being built within view of them. The carpenter bees have also vacated the area.

Hi Mark,

I'm looking forward to learning about coppice uses and techniques for use on our homestead.  My hope is to able to use this for on-site building material, feedstock for biochar and for a rocket mass heater.  I'm sure that there are so many more uses that I'm not yet aware of, until I read this book.

I've read of a maple harvesting technique that utilizes coppicing to extract sap from smaller trees than what one would usually tap.  It's supposed to allow for quicker sugarbush development.  I wonder if this technique has any merit.

This would be a much needed tool in our garden.

We have a 5-1/2 acre former horse farm where we are raising our 2 children.  The land is bordered by 2 streams and is adjacent to Nature Conservancy property.  The garden area has been getting larger every year as we learn what grows well for our location.  In the photo is the one who will assist with watering the garden.  She did a good job last year making sure that the cabbage was well watered.  We would like to try the seeds if they are good for Zone 6a.