I had heard that bee stings were theraputic for arthritis
sufferers, but had dismissed it as being an 'old wives
tale'. However, I happened to mention it to an older (late
60's) member of our beekeeper's club. He replied that he
did indeed sting his wife when her arthritis was especially
painful. She usually attended meetings with him so I had an
opportunity to verify first hand the effectiveness of bee
stings. She said that "Yes, Merlynn does get some bees and
sting me when my arthritis gets bad." As I recall, her
arthritis is in her shoulders and Merlynn stings her 2 or 3
times per shoulder. She says it helps so I guess there may
be some truth to that old wives tale.
Isn't it nice to know that arthritis is one thing we bee
keepers won't suffer from because of all the stings we get
just tending the bees.