Dr Andrea Quigley
Editor Beekeepers Quarterly
Andrea has kept bees "for fun" for over 20 years. She holds the BBKA Basic Assessment in beekeeping competence and refused to do any more exams because she is married to bee scientist Norman Carreck NDB (the highest UK beekeeping qualification).
Together with Norman, she edits The Beekeepers Quarterly, which won the Apimondia 2025 Gold medal for best general beekeeping magazine.
As a freelance writer, she writes regularly for several beekeeping journals on plants for bees and all aspects of bees and beekeeping.
She co-authored The Bee: a Natural History and has adapted US beekeeping books so they suit the British beekeeper, including The Beekeeper’s Problem Solver by Jim Tew.
She wrote the successful children's book "What on Earth? Bees" which was translated into several languages.
Over the years she has written numerous items for various Facebook pages including the International Bee Research Association – IBRA, Carreck Consultancy, Apoidea Press, etc.
A keen gardener and lover of nature and the environment, Andrea brings her background in agricultural botany to bear on her understanding of beekeeping. Her interest in bees is wide ranging and covers all types of bees.
