Honey and jam producers Alsace

It is the oldest family business producing preserved fruit in France. Since 1921, 4 generations of the Beyer family have succeeded each other at the head of the Alsatian company. Thanks to the quality of its products and its traditional know-how, it offers different products such as jams and fruit preserves. Its latest innovation? Fruit spreads With 96% fruit, this range was awarded the Social and Societal Innovation prize. It is the ^first range of Nutriscore A products in the jam section!

Bees are inexorably disappearing in France: the fault lies with pesticides, certain parasites and the Asian Hornet. In the heart of the Pays Welsche, Benoît Parmentier works to preserve the beekeeping world. He thus raises bees in a preserved environment, in 5-star hives nicely decorated with bright colours that brighten up the surrounding nature. Benoît elaborates various varieties of honey that seduce the taste buds with their refined flavours and soft textures. To be discovered on site or at the boutique of the hotel Les Alisiers in Lapoutroie.

Without gelling agents or preservatives, Frédéric Hilberer offers about thirty jams, marmalades and jellies. Visit and taste traditional jams with apricot, morello cherry, but also strawberry rhubarb, pear with ginger, or carrot with gewurtzraminer... Impossible not to mention the cameline sauce, a great classic of medieval cooking: delicious jam made of apples, oranges, and figs, sugar, spices, dried fruits and a little vinegar.

Coming from a family of distillers, Nicole and her daughter are inspired by the know-how of their ancestors and old Alsatian recipes. They elaborate their delicious jams in small quantities in copper cauldrons. We are light years away from the so-called artisanal productions. You can even test them. There is something for everyone! Nicole also offers a good selection of regional products: foie gras terrines, mustard and horseradish from Alsace, gingerbread, honeys and other sweets as well as pretty traditional pottery.

Simone and Gérard, Matthieu and his wife Chantal Rich are bee operators and producers. This family adventure began in 2000 when Matthew, the son, then cabinetmaker began to become a professional beekeeper. He likes to work in the air and is the third generation to be passionate about bees. The hives are located on the Vosges slope on a plot of 14 ares. The Rich family has a herd of 500 to 600 hives and produces six kinds of honey thanks to transhumance. The honey, whose benefits are no longer to be proven, is becoming a soft and decorative product. The two flagship products are gingerbread and nougat. Moreover, they are part of the network Welcome to the Farm. Wherever they are and regardless of family member, the visitor's reception is authentic!

For twenty years now, Denise has been devoting herself to her great passion: making jams and artisanal products. The idea is to create tasty, healthy products, just like our grandmothers did, in a traditional copper basin. Her jams and jellies are mostly made with fruit from her own orchard. While the great must-haves are present, you can also indulge in lesser-known and surprising flavors.

Nicole, Roland and their son Maxime are passionate beekeepers who have been promoting Alsatian local products for over 50 years now. They offer a very varied range of products from beekeeping: from honeys (from fir, chestnut, acacia, linden, flowers), to royal jelly, not to mention pollen or propolis, but also pure beeswax encaustic and candles that will perfume your home. Here, all the products are 100% local and homemade. In addition to shopping, you can also visit the farm and discover more about beekeeping. The family is also present on the Erstein market on Saturday mornings of even weeks. This beekeeper has been awarded several times. You must call before coming because there is no set time.

The well-being of their bee colonies (a thousand hives), and the quality of their production, are essential for the Lehrs. This is why they practice transhumance to allow the bees to produce a wide variety of quality honeys: flower, acacia, linden, chestnut, forest, lavender, hazelnut and honey to name a few. The Lehrs also produce fir honey, renowned for its anti-anemic properties and its resinous aroma.

The Rucher des Mûriers is a farm located in Ensisheim.

La Famille Riche is a beekeeping and production company based in Traubach-le-Bas. They offer a wide range of products including honey, gingerbread, propolis and pollen. La Famille Riche also offers tours of their bee farm in Traubach-le-Bas.

Located in Bennwihr, Alsace, Les Confitures du Vignoble is a craft company specializing in jam-making. Since 1997, they have been offering a wide range of traditional and original jams, made with some forty different fruits, most of them local. All their jams contain a minimum of 55% fruit, and are prepared in small batches using traditional methods, in copper pots. No colorants or preservatives are added, so the jams can be kept cool after opening. Unfortunately, Confitures du Vignoble is not open every day. For lovers of artisan jams, Les Confitures du Vignoble is an address not to be missed in Bennwihr.