Welcome!  We are the Northern Illinois Beekeepers Association.

Feel free to visit our website at http://niba.home.mchsi.com/.

Charter: For the charitable purpose of promoting interest in honey bees and beekeeping by encouraging good beekeeping practices in Illinois, promoting the utilization of honey, pollination of agricultural crops, and the dissemination of information about bees and beekeeping in northern Illinois."

The Northern Illinois Beekeepers Association (NIBA) meets seven times a year in Woodstock, Illinois and we also try to have a summer meeting/picnic every year. Membership is open to all interested in beekeeping and related activities. NIBA is affiliated with the Illinois State Beekeepers Association (ISBA) and its members will receive the newsletters and all membership benefits from both organizations.

NIBA Meetings
NIBA Meetings are held at 7:30pm on the third Friday of the month (February, March, April, May, June, September, and October) at the McHenry County Farm Bureau (1102 McConnell Road, in Woodstock, IL). Please join us; everyone is welcome!

NIBA Officers and Volunteer Positions
President: Melissa Hurless - melissa_hurless(at)yahoo.com
Vice President: Corky Schnadt - Corkyhilary(at)sbcglobal.net
Treasurer: Doug Hawthorne - foodman52(at)aol.com
Secretary: Janice Franco - JKFranco(at)aol.com
NewBee Coordinator: Larry Krengel - lkrengel(at)mc.net
SweetStuff Editor: Josef Magyar - sweetstuff(at)epros.com
Junior Web Lackee: Erik Whalen-Pedersen - NIBA(at)mchsi.com
Directors: Larry Krengel, Josef Magyar, Erik Whalen-Pedersen
Librarian(s): Bob (and Diana) Stockwell - dlsxtwo(at)hotmail.com

Email NIBA - Whether you're interested in Beekeeping in Northern Illinois or are you are a member in need of some additional information, you can contact us by sending an e-mail to:  NIBA@mchsi.com.

Northern Illinois Beekeepers Association
c/o Doug Hawthorne
7517 Ryan Road
Harvard, IL 60033