I put up a ladder stand against a dead tree on my friend's new farm last December. It was a productive spot.

I checked it this past weekend and noticed a bunch of bees coming and going from the hollow that is about chest high and only 2 foot away from where you would be standing/sitting.

I sprayed some wasp spray in it and scurried down hurriedly before being stung.

I went back last evening, and there is still lots of bees coming/going. No telling how deep the hive goes as I noticed another entry hole down lower on the trunk about 5 ft from the other one.

I know for some of you it would be easy to just move it to another tree. Unfortunately, in our country, trees big enough to support a stand of any kind are few and far between. I don't have another tree within 100 yards and this is where I need to be set up relative to trails and crops.

Any suggestions?