Love bee-themed numismatics? Our collection includes more than 40 bee-related coins, tokens, and medals, spanning from ancient Greece to modern Slovenia. A small insect with a long history in coinage! bit.ly/4doxKjG #coincollecting #numismatics #BeeCoins #historyoncoins #BeeHistory

New case study findings! Dr Roessink and the @w-u-r.bsky.social team uncovered some unexpected results while studying Varroa removal efficiency in honeybee colonies housed on old combs versus freshly built combs. bit.ly/4buCapk #beekeeping #varroa #beeresearch #Honeybees

🐝 Supporting Bees, Advancing Knowledge 🌍 This World Bee Day, we’re pleased to celebrate our latest successful grant recipients as we continue supporting bee research, conferences and citizen science projects around the world. Read our latest news update: bit.ly/45JdiIR #WorldBeeDay #Bees #funding

Busy day, but a great one! With a packed agenda, a strong pool of high-quality projects to review for funding, and our annual review of plans and policies for the new financial year, we still ended the day smiling. A big thank you to everyone who applied — we’ll be in touch soon.

“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 Image: ecoACTIVE bit.ly/4buCapk #thebigbeehotelexperiment #bees #gardens #citizenscience

Don’t Delay! The extended deadline for abstract submissions to #EurBee 11 closes on 31 March! www.eurbee2026.com

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. Could our resources support your research? #beekeeping

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. 🐝 bit.ly/4buCapk #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! bit.ly/2iihD0T #BeeScience #beekeeping #citizenscience #beebooks #apiculture

A beautiful sketch by @dirleton.bsky.social of what is indeed a bee house. As recorded in our Bee Boles Register under record 1009. bit.ly/3SzpkOF #BeeBoles #BeeHistory #beekeeping

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. bit.ly/4buCapk #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. bit.ly/3SzpkOF #bees #beekeeping #BeeHistory

📅 Save the Date Delighted to be supporting EURBEE11 — the 11th European Conference of Apidology 🐝 📍 Bologna, Italy | 🗓 7–10 September For more details: bit.ly/45JdiIR www.eurbee2026.com #Eurbee #Eurbee2026 #bees #Apiculture

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 #bees #beekeeping #BeeScience #apiculture

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. bit.ly/2lgdJXk #BeeScience #bees #beekeeping #apiculture #newyear

Grant application deadlines announced for 2026 The Eva Crane Trust has now updated its information about grant giving activity for 2026. bit.ly/2lgdJXk #BeeScience #apiculture #citizenscience #beebooks #beeresearch

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. bit.ly/4d0x2Zp #bees #beeresearch #beekeeping #BeeHistory #apiculture

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. bit.ly/48CUfA9 #BeeScience #beekeeping #citizenscience #beebooks #apiculture