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ILLINOIS STATE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION
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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.
  • 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
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Cook-Dupage Beekeepers
http://cookdupagebeekeepers.com


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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.
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​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


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Fox Valley Beekeepers Association
email: foxvalleybeekeepers@gmail.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/

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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


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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


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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

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

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Central Illinois Beekeepers
Patti Koranda, Treasurer & Acting Secretary
Heyworth, IL
309.826.0089
pjkorand@gmail.com

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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.

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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

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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

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Illinois Valley Beekeepers Association
https://ilvalleybeekeepers.com/​
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815-357-3292
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Meeting Location:
​Lower Level of Ottawa U of I Extension Office
1689 North 31st Road
Ottawa, IL  61350

(Across from Farm & Fleet)


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Sangamon Valley Beekeepers Association

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



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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
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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

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Lincolnland Beekeepers Association


Dale Brooks,  President
217.341.1106
email: dpalbrooks@yahoo.com
Chris Sorenson, Vice-President
email:sorenson111@gmail.com
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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


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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

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Crossroads Beekeepers Association
Michelle Barnek, President
Cowden,  IL 62442
217.853.1862
email:  michelle@gypsysbees.com




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​Kaskaskia Country Beekeepers Consortium

Breese, Carlyle, Centralia area
Keith Kampwerth
email:
kakampwerth@gmail.com

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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.


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St. Clair Beekeeping Association
http://www.stclairbees.com
email: stclairbees@gmail.com
  • President – Tim Schartung
  • Vice President – Tom Cairns
  • Secretary – Katelyn Hentrich
  • Treasurer – Dennis Hessel
  • Public Information Officer – Dennis Hessel
  • Librarian – Katelyn Hentrich
  • Director – Darla Hsiao
  • Director – Frank Dorris
  • Director – Johnny Murdock
St. Clair Beekeepers Calendar
  • March 29th,Fireside Chat, , Queen rearing by Johnny Murdock,  See ISBA Summary of Events page
  • March 31st , time  06:30 PM, membership meeting at St Clair Farm Bureau, Queen rearing by Johnny Murdock
  • April 30th, time 2:00 PM, Tim and Linda Schartung Apiary, Topic is Hive InspectionsMay 21th, time 2:00 PM,  Location is TBD, check https://stclairbees.com/ for this information
  • June 25th, time 2:00 PM, Location is TBD, check https://stclairbees.com/ for this information
  • July 30th, time 2:00 PM, Location is TBD, check https://stclairbees.com/ for this information
  • August, 27th, time 2:00 PM, Location is TBD, check https://stclairbees.com/ for this information
  • September 24th, time 2:00 PM, Rich and Darla Perkins 
  • October 27th, time 6:30 PM St Clair Farm Bureau
  • November 12th Thanksgiving potluck and final meeting for 2023 Madison County Farm Bureau.  
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Little Egypt Beekeepers
https://www.facebook.com/LittleEgyptBeekeepers
Beverly Tanner
Fairfield, IL

618.842.3386
email: howard&beverly@nwcable.net

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Prairieland Beekeepers Association
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

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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

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