“Well designed bee hotels have a role to play in helping to support healthy, diverse pollinator populations…” – See our latest case study by Issy Sexton and @davegoulson.bsky.social & @sussex.ac.uk
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Don’t Delay! The extended deadline for abstract submissions to #EurBee 11 closes on 31 March!
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Enjoyed a recent presentation - “Apitecture”: On Bees and Built Forms in the Lands of Islam by Prof. Christiane Gruber, founder of Khamseen.
Delighted to share images & insights through our website #Eva’sTravels #HistoricalCollection.
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We continue to showcase innovative research funded by the ECT.
Thanks to Dr Thomas O'Shea-Wheller, @exeter.ac.uk for sharing insights from his work on leveraging deep learning to quantify honey bee colony foraging activity. 🐝
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#AI #beeresearch #bees #foraging
🚨 Deadline for Grant Applications Approaching! 🚨
Before submitting, please take a moment to read our updated guidelines to ensure your proposal fits our grant-giving criteria.
We look forward to seeing your submissions!
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A beautiful sketch by @dirleton.bsky.social of what is indeed a bee house. As recorded in our Bee Boles Register under record 1009.
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We continue to expand our portfolio of grant giving activity.
Thanks to Dr Gutierrez-Merino @uniofsurrey.bsky.social for sharing his results - Unveiling the probiotic bacteria of the honeybee.
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#Research #GrantGiving #Honeybee #Probiotics
Our unique register of #beeboles doesn’t just celebrate surviving examples — it also records those sadly lost to time. Rev. Tickner Edwardes bee house at his ‘Bee Masters Cottage’ in Sussex is one example, reminding us of our rich beekeeping heritage.
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📅 Save the Date
Delighted to be supporting EURBEE11 — the 11th European Conference of Apidology 🐝
📍 Bologna, Italy | 🗓 7–10 September
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One of our longest collaborations! Huge thanks to Dr Martin Gruber @unibremen.bsky.social for sharing insights from his research - See our latest case study on ethnographic research with humans and honeybees bit.ly/4buCapk
#bees #beekeeping #ethnology #apiculture
‘We live in a troubled world but hope that in our own small way we can at least help improve life for bees and for beekeeping wherever it takes place on our planet’.
A new year’s message from our Chairman: bit.ly/45JdiIR
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We're delighted to announce our latest award recipients as we reflect on a remarkable year of grant giving activity at the Eva Crane Trust.
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Grant application deadlines announced for 2026
The Eva Crane Trust has now updated its information about grant giving activity for 2026.
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That’s a wrap on our final Trustees’ meeting of 2025.
All grant applicants for our December deadline will be notified of outcomes shortly, with successful projects being announced in the new year.
"It wasn't the bees I was attracted to at all. I am a scientist and I wanted to know how they worked" Dr Eva Crane.
Learn more about this remarkable lady and founder of the Eva Crane Trust.
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A reminder that the deadline for our final round of 2025 grant applications is approaching quickly. Please ensure your application is submitted by 1 December.
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