The Work and Publications of Dr Crane

The Work and Publications of Dr Crane

Written by our Chairman Richard Jones and published in the June edition of the British Columbian Beekeeping Magazine BeeScene, this interesting article The work and publication of Dr Eva Crane reflects on the life and works of our founder Dr Eva Crane. 

Richard reviews her five most famous and popular books, and reflects upon both their financial and interlectual value today - in some cases that's over 40 years after publishing. 

He also looks to the future:
    "Dr Crane would be delighted to see the upsurge of research that is going into bee conservation and preservation and equally delighted with the increased interest being shown in beekeeping including urban beekeeping. A new generation of beekeepers is becoming involved in apiculture, a generation that is familiar with the internet, eager to access new knowledge and the latest research to improve the effectiveness of beekeeping. They are standing where Eva Crane stood 70 years ago, but much ground-breaking work has been done. To them I say check it out and build upon it."

Our thanks to Heather Sosnowski, editor of BeeScene for letting us share the article.