Contributions to the Beekeeping Field
Eva's most contributing factor to the beekeeping world was her founding of the Bee Research Association (BRA) in 1949 where she became the associations's first director. Starting off from the Cranes' dining room table, Eva was able to acquire 400 members to join in just the first five months of the association's existence. By 1955, the Cranes purchased an even large house to accommodate the ever-growing BRA library with equipment to accommodate five other woman who began working with Eva on her incredibly brilliant research. With Eva's intelligence and masterminding skills, she was able to acquire an astronomical amount of volunteers and an abundant amount of valuable, international connections in the scientific community.
In 1966, the BRA moved to a proper headquarters, the Hill House, to accommodate all of the volunteered and staff working for Eva. By 1970, there were 10 paid staff members, 17 by 1980, which were mostly part-time married women. In 1976, the association hit a global level and became the International Bee Research Association (IBRA) where Eva remained as director until 1984. In 1986, Eva was appointed OBE and was given an honorary doctorate for her scientific achievements by Ohio University.
During her time conducting and directing the ever-expanding BRA/IBRA, Eva researched and authored over 300 papers, articles, and books that are essential and still used today in the beekeeping world. To name a few, Eva created a bibliography of beekeeping literature, a four-language beekeeping dictionary, Honey: A Comprehensive Survey, A Book of Honey, The Archaeology of Beekeeping, and contributed her knowledge to edit Bee World, The Journal of Apicultural Research, and Apicultural Abstracts. Eva's most famous works include Bees and Beekeeping: Science, Practice, and World Resources and The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting, two vital textbooks utilized in today's bee research.
Even after Eva stepped down as director of IBRA, she never fully "retired," continuing her curiosity to further the research of apiculture for her successors to utilize in future generations.
Eva's most contributing factor to the beekeeping world was her founding of the Bee Research Association (BRA) in 1949 where she became the associations's first director. Starting off from the Cranes' dining room table, Eva was able to acquire 400 members to join in just the first five months of the association's existence. By 1955, the Cranes purchased an even large house to accommodate the ever-growing BRA library with equipment to accommodate five other woman who began working with Eva on her incredibly brilliant research. With Eva's intelligence and masterminding skills, she was able to acquire an astronomical amount of volunteers and an abundant amount of valuable, international connections in the scientific community.
In 1966, the BRA moved to a proper headquarters, the Hill House, to accommodate all of the volunteered and staff working for Eva. By 1970, there were 10 paid staff members, 17 by 1980, which were mostly part-time married women. In 1976, the association hit a global level and became the International Bee Research Association (IBRA) where Eva remained as director until 1984. In 1986, Eva was appointed OBE and was given an honorary doctorate for her scientific achievements by Ohio University.
During her time conducting and directing the ever-expanding BRA/IBRA, Eva researched and authored over 300 papers, articles, and books that are essential and still used today in the beekeeping world. To name a few, Eva created a bibliography of beekeeping literature, a four-language beekeeping dictionary, Honey: A Comprehensive Survey, A Book of Honey, The Archaeology of Beekeeping, and contributed her knowledge to edit Bee World, The Journal of Apicultural Research, and Apicultural Abstracts. Eva's most famous works include Bees and Beekeeping: Science, Practice, and World Resources and The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting, two vital textbooks utilized in today's bee research.
Even after Eva stepped down as director of IBRA, she never fully "retired," continuing her curiosity to further the research of apiculture for her successors to utilize in future generations.