The Central Illinois Beekeepers Association (CIBA), Inc., an Illinois Not For Profit Corporation, was established in 2016. It is a continuation of the Illinois State University Beekeeping Club (ISU) that was startued during the spring of 2012.
The history of our founding is described in an article, “Sustainability and Beekeeping” , that appeared in the June 2014 issue of American Bee Journal . It provides a detailed history of the ISU Beekeeping Club’s founding along with several photographs.