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.
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.
The detailed listing of affiliate associations is below. To view the region maps click here.
Northern Region
Cook-Dupage Beekeepers
http://cookdupagebeekeepers.com We meet third Saturday of each month except for January, June, August, and December. 6:30 PM - 9 PM Peter Soltesz, President Villa Park, IL 650.200.5582 email: president.cdba@yahoo.com John Hansen, Vice President Lyons, IL 708.772.1196 email: beehansen@gmail.com Jennifer Colandrea, Secretary Villa Park, IL 630.359.5571 email: jen.colandrea@yahoo.com John Hayse, Treasurer & Membership Downers Grove, IL 630.399.8082 email: johnhayse@comcast.net 
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 Woodstock, IL Dave Hill - President 815-341-8843 email: daveahill95@gmail.com Tom Allen - Vice President email: tallen122@yahoo.com Ralph Brindise - Treasurer email: rbrindise@att.net Angie Garrod - Secretary email: angiegarrod@gmail.com John Leibinger - Director email: jleibinger@aol.com Marianne Hill - Director email: mariannehill1213@gmail.com Marcin Matelski - Director email: marcin@chicagobees.com NIBA mailing address is: 517 Northlake Road Lakemoor, IL 60051 Meetings are held generally on the 2nd Friday of the month at the McHenry County Farm Bureau in Woodstock, IL. Any changes or deviations to that are noted on our website. 
Lake County Google Group
Lake County Beekeepers Association
http://www.lakecountybeekeepers.org/ P.O. Box 195 Grayslake, IL 60030 Frank Moriarty, President 224.627.3680 email: frankM1408@gmail.com Bonnie Lucas-Slavicek, Vice President email: blucas@vmichicago.com Perry Plescia, Treasurer email: p.plescia@sbcglobal.net Nancy Scott, Secretary email: nancyleesbees@aol.com |
Central Region
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Apple Creek Beekeepers Association
Tom Phillips, President Jacksonville, IL 217.371.2122 email: popinjay56@yahoo.com Dave Henderson, Vice-President Jacksonville, IL 217.836.3134 email: DaveHenderson644@aol.com Barb Ward, Secretary Murrayville, IL 217. 882.5171 email: btcward@gmail.com Adam Porter, Treasurer Jacksonville, IL 217.473.4565 email: adamlporter@gmail.com |
Central Eastern Illinois
Bryan Miller, Co-President Champaign IL email: whitestreet1@hotmail.com Rena Wilson-Jones, Co-President Urbana IL email: wilsonjonez@comcast.net 
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Mississippi Valley
www.mvbees.com Bruce Moechnig, President Quincy, IL 217.430.8595 email: bwmoechnig@gmail.com Brian Schenck, Vice President Quincy, IL 217.430.4745 email: brianschenck13@yahoo.com Josh Inghram, Treasurer Quincy, IL 217.779.5261 email: josh.inghram@gmail.com Stacy Nelson, Secretary/Historian Maywood, MO 573.822.4700 email: sparkypirate87@yahoo.com 
Meets the 1st Thursday of each month
Alex Lovell, President Clinton, IL 309.299.3449 email: alovell79@icloud.com Marty Horve, Treasurer Oakley, IL Jennifer Hahn, Secretary Decatur, IL 314.807.3063 email: ari73zona@yahoo.com 
Western Illinois Beekeepers
westernillinoisbeekeepers.com Mike Kraynak, Treasurer 1146 Foxtown Place Oneida, IL 61467 email: kraynak.mike@gmail.com Meets: 7 PM - 3rd Tuesday each month Farm Bureau Building 1000 N. Main Street Monmouth, IL 61462 
www.willbees.org
We normally meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. For detailed schedule, see the www.willbees.org website email: info@willbees.org Meetings are 7-9pm at: Will County Farm Bureau 100 Manhattan Rd Joliet, IL 60433 Show map |
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) 
Lincolnland Beekeepers Association
www.lincolnlandbeekeepers.org Jeremy Margaron, President 217.855.9034 email: president@llbka.org Eric Grider, Vice-President 217.726.7751 email:egrider71@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 Bill Budd, Treasurer Springfield, IL 217.899.2589 wabudd@yahoo.com Andy O'Connell, Secretary Springfield, IL 217.960.4295 anna_andyoconnell@live.com Mary Hayden, Membership Secretary Springfield, IL (217) 836-7608 maryehayden2013@att.net |
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 Eleanor Schumacher, Treasurer 510.285.7879 email: bubblebubb@gmail.com 
Shawnee Bee Club (Facebook Page)
President, Mike Grant 618-309-1593 Secretary, Debbie McVey 618-841-6593 Treasurer, Fred Isaacs 618-518-7627 Public Relations Becky Taborn 618-294-1638 Shawnee Bee Club 101 North Mill Street Municipal Building, Carrier Mills, IL 62917 Our meetings are at 6PM every 4 Monday each month 
St. Clair Beekeeping Association
http://www.stclairbees.com Julie McKinney, President Granite City, IL 618.791.6252 Bill Mattatall, Vice President Caseyville, IL 618.910.3149 Beth Keller, Secretary Granite City, IL bkeller1963@yahoo.com Kay Good, Treasurer Shiloh, IL 618.977.5545 kwkwgood@yahoo.com 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 |
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 Thursday of month at 7 PM Marion County Extension Office 1404 East Main Salem, IL 62881 
Southern Illinois All Abuzz
https://www.siallabuzz.com/ We normally meet the 3rd Monday of the month See our website for more information Joann Fleming, President 618.967.7346 joteach2000@gmail.com Joann Rizkallah, Vice President 618.967.1069 jrizkallah@hotmail.com Pamela Rizkallah, Secretary 618.967.1069 prizkallah@hotmail.com U of I Extension Office 402 Ava Road Murphysboro, Il 
Wabash Valley Pollinators Club
Greg Hevron Robinson, IL email: hevrong@frtci.net Meets the 3rd Thursday of month @ 6 PM
Place: Marathon Refinery Office Building 400 South Marathon Avenue Robinson, IL 62454 |
