Hi Tim & All,

> Anyone have any tips and trick on collecting bees in a jar for use with
> apitherapy,

Put your jar so the mouth covers the top entrance and tap just a little so
only a few bees crawl into the jar, slide the jar away and screw the lid on.
It may take some practice to get it right, try not to jar the bees to much
so you don't stress them to much.

> especially during the winter months?

Dedicate one hive for this because you might lose it to stress.

> I've had my first request to provide
> bees for
> treatment of MS and I'm a little unsure how to proceed (how to collect,
> price to
> charge, etc.)

Make sure this person has seen a doctor or homeopath that prescribes bee
venom. You might want to request a doctors note, for their safety and yours.
Here is a web site that has a price for 100 bees.
http://www.buckeyebee.com/price.html

These are only my opinions, any body else have more opinions?

Keith Malone
Chugiak, Alaska USA
[log in to unmask]
http://takeoff.to/alaskahoney

Check out current weather in my area and 5 day forecast;
http://www.wx.com/myweather.cfm?ZIP=99654