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Iowa Beekeeping Clubs

If you are looking to get started in beekeeping, contact a local club near you and get started today!
Click on the the club name to connect with their Facebook page, if it is underlined.
For a map of the locations (Click here).
Back-to-Basics Beekeeping
Contact: Jim & Tina Marshall
2923 Jones Ave
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
641-660-0983 
E-mail: marshalltmf@gmail.com
Boone River Beekeeping Club
Contact: Roy Kraft
515-293-2458 
ISU Extension Office
311 Bank St.
Webster City, IA 50595
E-mail: kroyster.rk@gmail.com
Cedar Valley Bee Club
Contact: Ryan Dermody
319-461-4391 after 4PM
1927 E. Orange Rd.
Waterloo, IA 50701
E-mail: dermody.ryan@gmail.com
Central Iowa Beekeepers Association
Contact: Jamie Beyer
269 U Ave
Boone, IA  50036               
515-231-0215
E-mail: beyersbog@aol.com
Des Moines Backyard Beekeepers
desmoinesbackyardbeekeepers.org
Contact: Ellen Bell
515-707-9951
E-mail: ellenbell.ia@gmail.com
Dubuque Swiss Valley Bee Club
Contact: Paulette Lynn
563-557-8565 Please leave message.
E-mail: pjlynn1@gmail.com or
Diane Thoma
E-mail: diane.thoma9046@gmail.com
East Central Iowa Beekeepers
eastcentraliowabeekeepers.blogspot.com
Contact: Joseph Klingelhutz
319-530-7949
E-mail: jo.aloysius@gmail.com
Friendly Beekeepers of Iowa
Contact: Eric Kenoyer
1270 Upland Lane
Van Meter, IA 50261
515-490-2477
E-mail: kenoyer1270@gmail.com
Great River Bend Beekeepers
Contact: David Hayes
1749 110th St.
Maquoketa, IA 52060
563-678-2862
E-mail: prairiecreekfrm@netins.net
Heartland Bee Club
Contact: Tom Hart
1107 12th St. NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
319-213-6807
Email: cedarvalleyapiaries@gmail.com
Loess Hills Beekeeping Association
Contact: Chris Ruhaak
22524 Hunt Avenue
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
402-681-8170
E-mail: LHBA@LoessHillsBA.com
North Iowa Beekeepers Club
Contact: Richard Vonderohe
113 N. Madison Avenue
Mason City, Ia 50401
641-430-8673
E-mail: vonderohebees@hotmail.com
Northeast Iowa Beekeepers Club
Contact: Gerald Hunter
2326 U.S. Hwy 52
Decorah, IA 52101
563-419-0877
E-mail: gmhunter@neitel.net
Northwest Iowa Beekeepers
Contact: Tim Olsen
1310 Northview Drive
Luverne, MN 56156
Cell: 507-227-5919
E-mail: nwiabeekeepersresearch@gmail.com
Omaha Bee Club
Contact: Brad Sumter
4089 S. 84 St. Box 211
Omaha, NE 68127
402-718-1009
E-mail: AskOmahaBeeClub@gmail.com
Pollinators Paradise Bee Club
Contact: Dan Whitmore
33482 127th St.
Selma, Iowa 52588
515-418-8369
E-mail: Paddledan@gmail.com
Quad City Bee Keeping Club
Contact: Ron Fischer   or
Doug Dahlin
563-340-7498
E-mail: qcbeeclub@yahoo.com
Red Rock Beekeepers
Contact:  Jerry or Sheila Weldon
ISU Marion County Ext. Office
210 N Iowa St. 
Knoxville, IA 50138
641-891-4071 or 641-891-2268
E-mail: weldonjs@windstream.net
Southern Iowa Beehivers
Contact: Mindy Butcher
1593 Filbert Ave.
Corning, IA 50841
641-418-0012
E-mail: msbutcher1@hotmail.com
Southern Iowa Hive Handlers
Contact: Scott Kent
100 South Main
Osceola, IA 50213
641-414-1600
E-mail: clarkeccb@gmail.com
Southeast Iowa Beekeepers
Contact: Steve Hemphill
319-985-2111
E-mail: snwfarm@mepotelco.net
web site: seiabeekeepers.tripod.com
Southwest Iowa Beekeepers
Contact: Mike & Donna Brahms
14922 535th Street
Griswold, IA 51535
712-778-4256
E-mail: mbrahms@netins.net
Siouxland Beekeeping Club
siouxlandbeekeepers.org
Contact: Ron Rynders
890 13th Ave. SE
Sioux Center, IA  51250
712-449-5010
E-mail: rrihpa@gmail.com
Tama County Bee Keepers
Contact: Jim & Penny Dolezal
1460 370th Street
Tama, Iowa 52339
641-751-2985 or 641-751-2566
E-mail: busybeeacres@yahoo.com
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