Apitherapy is not just the bee sting. It also includes the other hive products used for medicinal reasons. Not everyone can use live bee venom (specifically diabetics as an example) but they can use the propolis, royal jelly and pollen.
If you are interested, this page will give you the basics. The blue hyperlinks give the details. The white beehive on the bottom of the page has a powerpoint presentation in PDF to view. http://www.hamptonroadsbeekeepers.org/apitherapy.html
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