Hi Kurt,
Long tweezers work great, long so you can get the bees out of a jar. I use 
the same tweezers to hold the bees for the sting. I keep bees in a wide 
mouth quart canning jar with a circle of screen under the band (do not use 
the flat lid) and a paper roll for them to hang on. I put some honey comb in 
the bottom of the jar and wet paper towel on part of the screen so they can 
get water. I have kept bees a couple of weeks this way, your friend could 
bring home bees to sting herself with a jar set up to hold them.

I have had success with bee stings on myself for a ripped rotator cuff, it 
took about 9 months for it to become pain free. I stung my shoulder 4-5 
times two to three times a week, depending on how much pain I was in, for 
probably 4-6 weeks. Then was able to reduce the stings to 1-2 and the amount 
of times to once or twice a week. Then later to 1 sting twice a month and 
now I have not stung my shoulder for a couple of months. The stings really 
kept the pain under control for me, I never used anything but the stings. 
Before stinging I could hardly slept at night and could not be in a position 
where my shoulder had no support, example was once at the dentist when they 
put the chair back I had to tuck my coat behind my shoulder to push it 
forward a bit. I was hoping to avoid surgery and/or drugs so I tried bee 
stings. I had one doctor for it and one that didn't want to hear a thing 
about it, he thought I was nuts. I kept an OB hive in the house over the 
winter so I could get bees easily. I have not been back to the doctor so I 
can not say how much it has healed but can say I am pain free. I learned to 
use bee stings from a friend of Charles Mraz's.

I found it really hard to catch moving bees with tweezers when I first 
started so I put the jar of bees in the refrigerator for five minutes to 
slow them down. Since I had great results on my shoulder I have used stings 
for other injuries and have found it does help. I do not sting others since 
I do not want the responsibility of their reaction to the stings. I have 
read allot of accounts of using shots of whiskey to counteract bee sting 
reactions and that any alcohol takes away the effect of bee stings so if 
using them for therapy one should not drink.

Moist hot compresses or a hot water soak takes the itch and swelling away 
for most people.

Karen Kimball

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