Honey and jam producers Lozère

This associative shop brings together producers and craftsmen who offer ceramics, fabric creations, but also a wide range of delicacies: biscuits, honeys, pâtés, syrups, jams, herbal teas and pélardons are displayed in the shop, which is run in turn by the producers. A small restaurant, based on local products on sale, allows you to taste the specialities of the region on the spot through local menus or plates. A nice showcase of Lozerian know-how

Gisèle and Jean-Claude Ponsonnaille look after more than 300 hives. During the summer season, these passionate beekeepers demonstrate all the stages of honey extraction. Honey is also the raw material for many specialities such as cookies, nougat, traditional gingerbread or the unusual caramiel, a delicious spread. In season, the guided tour of the honey house is completed by a video before tasting in the beautiful vaulted room, where you can find many other local products in addition to home-made products.

Renowned throughout the region and beyond for the quality of its products, this workshop focuses primarily on the development of local fruit, and offers a fine range of products with no additives or preservatives. Jams, coulis and fruit jellies, many of them based on red fruits (strawberries, blackcurrants, raspberries, blueberries) and chestnuts, are available in a range of twenty-five to thirty products, including a surprising rosehip jam (or more colloquially, confiture de gratte-cul). All, of course, handcrafted to the highest quality.

This beekeeper, a specialist in mountain honeys, has chestnut, heather and causses honeys among his favourite varieties. During the visit of his installations, he explains their differences and presents less known products of the hive such as mead and honey vinegar. Gingerbread, royal jelly, sweets and soaps are also to be discovered... The quality of its products has long been recognised by all the experts and the company wins numerous prizes in national and regional competitions every year.

Christian and Chantal Chalvidan are at the head of 350 beehives installed on the Lozère mountain, producing different types of honey: mountain, raspberry, chestnut, callune, sainfoin, all in organic agriculture. You can get your supplies from the farm or from the markets of Bagnols-les-Bains or the night market of Villefort. In addition to honeys, they offer gingerbread, but also soaps, mead and honey vinegar. A visit to the honey factory allows you to learn about the history of beekeeping, the stages of honey processing, with a tasting session to back it up!

The beekeepers of the territory raise hives to make honeys rich of all the biodiversity of the flowers of the Cevennes National Park. In this honey factory, created in 1937 and passed down from generation to generation, you will find chestnut, callune heather and mountain honeys. Note that the farm, which can be visited free of charge (on Fridays from 10 am to noon in July and August), shows all the stages of production in organic farming, and offers a tasting of the products of the hive. An immersion in the profession of beekeeper.