The Irish Beekeepers Association is a company founded in October 2017 to serve its membership of beekeeping association and individual members in the promotion of sustainable beekeeping, affordable group insurance, to enable members to pursue education to the highest international standards, to offer information and public events to increase public awareness of the importance of honey bees and pollinating insects to the environment, and to liaise with public bodies and other groups for the benefit of the members of IBA CLG.