Affiliate Associations
If you are part of a Beekeeping Association within Illinois which is not affiliated with the ISBA and would like it to become affiliated, please contact a region director for more information. If an affiliated association has a website, it will be listed below. If the affiliated association does not have a website, send an email to or call the listed contact for the association.
If you are not sure there is an affiliate association in your area, contact the ISBA Membership Director or ISBA Secretary which is listed on the ISBA Officers and Directors page of this website. The Membership Director or Secretary should be able to direct you to the nearest affiliate association or to one of the region directors.
There is also more information on at the below links and these links are also on the Documents Page.
The detailed listing of affiliate associations is below. To view the region maps click here.
If you are not sure there is an affiliate association in your area, contact the ISBA Membership Director or ISBA Secretary which is listed on the ISBA Officers and Directors page of this website. The Membership Director or Secretary should be able to direct you to the nearest affiliate association or to one of the region directors.
There is also more information on at the below links and these links are also on the Documents Page.
- Membership - Renewal and New Member Submittal Information
- Sample Membership Excel Spreadsheet
- Sample Membership Google Sheet
The detailed listing of affiliate associations is below. To view the region maps click here.
Northern Region
Cook-Dupage Beekeepers
http://cookdupagebeekeepers.com We normally meet third Saturday of each month except for January, June, August, and December. 6:30 PM - 9 PM. Because of Covid-19 the meeting schedule for 2021 is variable – visit our website for updates. Peter Soltesz, President Villa Park, IL email: president.cdba@yahoo.com Bill Whitney, Vice President email: citybeesavers@gmail.com Jennifer Colandrea, Secretary email: jen.colandrea@yahoo.com John Hayse, Treasurer & Membership email: membership@cookdupagebeekeepers.com 
President: Sam Taves
Vice President: Tim Ainsworth Treasurer: Ursula Klicker Secretary Marisha Lewis Membership Mary Loechner email: maryfoxvalleybeekeeping@gmail.com We normally meet the last Monday of the month. For a list of confirmed meeting dates please click HERE. Doors open at 6:30pm, meeting starts at 7pm. For more information visit our website at https://foxvalleybeekeepers.org/ 
Northern Illinois Beekeepers Association
http://nibainfo.org Crystal Lake, IL Noel Williams, President nwilliams1250@yahoo.com Tom Allen, Vice President tallen122@yahoo.com Cristy Binz, Secretary cwebb429@gmail.com Ralph Brindise, Treasurer rbrindise@att.net John Leibinger, Director jleibinger@aol.com Al Fullerton, Director adfhoney@gmail.com Bob Hillman, Director rthillman0690@msn.com Ron Willer, Director ronwiller38@gmail.com NIBA mailing address is: 517 Northlake Road Lakemoor, IL 60051 Monthly Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month. We meet in A211 at McHenry County College 8900 US Hwy 14 Crystal Lake IL Meetings are from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm with announcements, speakers, refreshments and raffles. Any changes or deviations to that are noted on our website at https://nibainfo.org/meetings |
Lake County Beekeepers Association
lakecountybeekeepers.org/ P.O. Box 195 Grayslake, IL 60030 The Lake County Beekeepers normally meet on the first Thursday of the month. For more information and meeting location visit the About Page of our website Jim Belli, President 847-494-0369 email: JimBelli.LCBA@gmail.com Josh Boller, Vice President email: joshboller.lcba@gmail.com Elvira Michalek, Treasurer email: colonyhive@gmail.com Brittany Boller, Secretary email: bking2323@sbcglobal.net 
Will County Beekeepers Association
www.willbees.org The Will County Beekeepers Association offers in-person monthly meetings for members on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 7pm at the Will County Farm Bureau Please join us as we cover topics that align to seasonal bee hive management, product reviews, guest speakers and other insightful information. Please visit www.willbees.org for more information, or email us at info@willbees.org. email: info@willbees.org Meetings are 7-9pm at: Will County Farm Bureau 100 Manhattan Rd Joliet, IL 60433 |
Central Region
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Apple Creek Beekeepers Association
Barb Ward - President Murrayville, IL 217.882.5171 btcward@gmail.com Gary Glaenzer, Vice-President Jacksonville, IL 217.370.7257 email: glaenzer@frontier.com Vacant - Secretary Daniel Keesee, Treasurer Jacksonville, IL 217. 494.7303 email: dskeesee1@yahoo.com 
Central Illinois Beekeepers
Patti Koranda, Treasurer & Acting Secretary Heyworth, IL 309.826.0089 pjkorand@gmail.com 
Family Beekeepers of Illinois
https://family-beekeepers.com/ Nate McGrath - President email: President@family-beekeepers.com Patty Altman - Secretary email: Secretary@family-beekeepers.com The Family Beekeepers mailing address:: P.O. Box 173 Taylorville, Illinois 62568-0173 Monthly Meetings are on the 1st Thursday of each month at Christian County Extension Office 1120 N Webster St Taylorville, IL 62658 Meetings are from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm with educational demonstrations, speakers, and raffles. 
Mississippi Valley www.mvbees.com Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month. Building is open at 6:30 PM, Meeting starts at 7 PM Adams County Farm Bureau & U of I Extension Office 330 S 36th St Quincy, Illinois 62301 Tom Stark, President 573.248.7380 email:emttom@hotmail.com Gary Kaufman, Vice President 217.257.8445 email: kaufmanapiaries@gmail.com Josh Inghram, Treasurer Quincy, IL 217.779.5261 email: josh.inghram@gmail.com Becky Johnson, Secretary/Historian Ewing, MO 573.494.3200 email: wigglecreek@outlook.com |
Central Eastern Illinois Chris Skaar, Co-president Champaign IL scskaar@gmail.com 217.778.4479 Rena Wilson Jones, Co-president Urbana, IL wilsonjonez@comcast.net 217.369.1808 Bryan Miller, Co-vice president Champaign, IL bwmillr2@illinois.edu 217.417.5550 Lesley Deem, Co-vice president Urbana, IL lesleyd@illinois.edu Steve Halfar, Treasurer Champaign, IL shalfar@hotmail.com 217.898.2317 Angie Urban, Secretary Urbana, IL angela.b.urban@gmail.com 217.766.8436 Illiana Beekeepers Association
Caprice (Capi) Stone, President Paris, IL 217 822 4802 email:capistone213@gmail.com Michael Longmire, Vice President Teresa (Terri) Dennis, Secretary/Treasurer We meet at 6:30 PM on the second Thursday of the month. Meeting location alternates between Lake Ridge Christian Church in Paris, IL and Marshall Library in Marshall, IL The below 2023 schedule and time may change April 13 – Marshall Library – Marshall, IL (Small room in back) May 11 – Lake Ridge Church June 8 – Marshall Library (regular meeting room) July 13 – Lake Ridge Church August 10 – Marshall Library (regular meeting room) September 14 – Lake Ridge Church October 12 – Marshall Library (small room in back) November 9 – Lake Ridge Church (may change location based on Annual Dinner) Marshall Library 612 Archer Ave Marshall, IL 62441 Lake Ridge Christian Church 122 E Steidl Rd Paris, IL 61944 
Illinois Valley Beekeepers Association
https://ilvalleybeekeepers.com/ 815-357-3292 Meeting Location: Lower Level of Ottawa U of I Extension Office 1689 North 31st Road Ottawa, IL 61350 (Across from Farm & Fleet) |
Meets the 1st Thursday of each month
Don Miller, President Decatur, IL 217.433.4046 email: otiefam@yahoo.com Alex Lovell, Vice President Clinton, IL 309.299.3449 email: alovell79@icloud.com Sonya Anthony, Treasurer Decatur, IL Ben Kapraun, Secretary Maroa, IL 
Western Illinois Beekeepers
westernillinoisbeekeepers.com Cortney Michael, President Little York, IL, 61453 email: crmichael@hushmail.com Mike Kraynak, Treasurer 1146 Foxtown Place Oneida, IL 61467 email: kraynak.mike@gmail.com Jan Arteaga, Secretary Roseville, IL 61473 Meets: 7 PM - 3rd Tuesday each month Farm Bureau Building 1000 N. Main Street Monmouth, IL 61462 |
Lincolnland Beekeepers Association
Dale Brooks, President 217.341.1106 email: dpalbrooks@yahoo.com Chris Sorenson, Vice-President email:sorenson111@gmail.com Jennifer Sorenson, Secretary email:sorenson111@gmail.com Joyce Dullenty, Treasurer email: Quilts2000@yahoo.com Meets: @7pm 2nd Thursday of each month at the Sangamon County Farm Bureau 
Prairie State Beekeepers
Meets 1st Thursday of each month at Sangamon County Farm Bureau (see website for complete information) Prairie State Beekeepers Association
www.prairie-state-beekeepers.com Contact Information: Rich Ramsey, President Rochester, IL 217.691.9354 rramsey2@gmail.com Dave Tebrugge, Vice President Petersburg, IL 217.415.0650 dmlrt1983@gmail.com Kathy Kaesebier Treasurer Elkhart, IL 62634 217.652.2752 rkkaesebier@gmail.com Scott Beckerman Secretary Chatham, IL 217.299.6380 sjtp.beckerman@comcast.net Steve Petrilli Membership Secretary Mechanicsburg, IL 217.638.7891 spetrilli45@gmail.com |
Southern Region
Crossroads Beekeepers Association
Michelle Barnek, President Cowden, IL 62442 217.853.1862 email: michelle@gypsysbees.com 
Kaskaskia Country Beekeepers Consortium Breese, Carlyle, Centralia area Keith Kampwerth email: kakampwerth@gmail.com 
Shawnee Bee Club (Facebook Group Page) President - Mike Grant - 618.308.2915 Secretary - Melony DeLuca - 812.746.9043 Treasurer - Fred Isaacs - 618.518.7627 Public Relations - Jessica Kopacz - 618.218.4912 Saline County Extension Office 912 S Commercial Street Harrisburg, IL 62946 Our meetings held the 4th Monday of each month.
St. Clair Beekeeping Association
http://www.stclairbees.com email: stclairbees@gmail.com
St. Clair Beekeepers Calendar
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Little Egypt Beekeepers
https://www.facebook.com/LittleEgyptBeekeepers Beverly Tanner Fairfield, IL 618.842.3386 email: howard&beverly@nwcable.net 
Steve Geier, President
Salem, IL 618.335.1449 email: rastlyn@gmail.com Meeting: 1st Tuesday of month at 7 PM Marion County Extension Office 1404 East Main Salem, IL 62881 
Southern Illinois All Abuzz www.si-allabuzz.com/ We meet the 3rd Monday of the month at 6 PM See our website for more information Doug Leedle, President 618.724.2786 d.leedle@hotmail.com Terry Knope - Vice President Deanna Lynch, Secretary 618.214.0676 medicalbilling09@gmail.com U of I Extension Office 402 Ava Road Murphysboro, Il Tri-County Beekeepers Association
Tim Lindley 618.780.3772 Greenville, IL email: timlhoney2@yahoo.com Meets 2nd Friday of month @ 7 PM Place: Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 1540 East State Route 140 Greenville, IL 62246 |
