Honey and jam producers Midi-Pyrénées

At the exit of Bagnères-de-Luchon, the Miellerie des Sept Molles is a honey producer since the beginning of the 60s with more than 700 hives. You can visit, discover the job and a store offers all the products of the hive: pollen, royal jelly, gingerbread, propolis-based products... And of course honey in different varieties: all flowers, acacia, rosemary, mountain, forest, sunflower, heather and rhododendron... A visit as cultural as tasty.

Ballot-Flurin has been an independent, family-run business since 1977, specializing in apitherapy and gentle beekeeping. Discover their rare honeys from free-living bees, and their products based on propolis, pollen and royal jelly. Ballot-Flurin is the assurance of natural health, thanks to the power of bees. Our cosmetics (shampoos, soaps, creams) are also based on the work of bees. The boutique also offers candle-making workshops. An original and useful visit.

It is difficult not to be seduced by this unique operation! In this artisanal honey and vinegar factory, honey vinegar and honey mustard are mainly produced and sold under the brand name Apis Vinaegria. Honey vinegar? Yes, you read that right! With time the use became rare but vinegar can be made from this sweet substance. Already in the Middle Ages, many everyday products were obtained from the beehive, such as wax and honey of course, but also vinegar.

For more than 20 years, Joseph has been contributing to the preservation of the tireless worker bees, so fragile and so precious. It is therefore with a real passion that he works with the local breed of bees and also produces his own queens! It's fascinating to talk to him. With so much love and attention, the honeys made at the Rucher Arrensois could only reflect this relationship: heather, dandelion, rhododendron and lime tree honeys are all delicious and we recommend the "all flowers"..

Located in Lorp-Sentaraille, in the heart of the Ariège region, Compagnie des Pyrénées has specialized in fruit and vegetable processing for over 25 years. Their products, such as jams, jellies, compotes, coulis, confits and condiments, are made with traditional know-how and a concern for quality. The range includes organic jams, coulis in a variety of flavors, original sauces and ketchups, and confits with onions, figs and balsamic vinegar. La Compagnie des Pyrénées also offers customized recipes and own-brand packaging.

Since 1976, Ballot-Flurin has been developing care, beauty and hygiene products from the hive, 100% natural and certified organic. Pioneer of organic beekeeping and creator of the Apiculture DOUCE®, the company was born from a conviction: a beautiful nature favors a beautiful humanity. The preparations are on sale at the store: propolis spray, care balms, soaps, creams, royal jelly, honeys... You can also enjoy the spa and soon the care in the bee room.

Maurice Guillaume and Patrick Lesgards have been transforming fruits and berries into jams and jellies for 20 years. Blueberries, raspberries, redcurrants, blackberries are their favorites, but they have extended their range and know-how to many other fruits. They have also made a specialty of daring chutneys, to accompany foie gras, cheeses and grilled meats. The "apricot and cumin madness" accompanies cheeses with a bloomy rind, while you can opt for the "cranberry-red fruit" on a fresh cheese, or the "black cherry and licorice" on a sheep's milk cheese.

Jean chose the Toy country to raise his bees and two very specific sites house his hives: one in Lourdes for the production of chestnut honey and the other in the Luz valley for four typical honeys: heather, mountain wildflower, lime and rhododendron. The beekeeper will show you around his honey house. From the hive to the jar, you will learn everything about the honey circuit. It is instructive and fun, thanks to the exhibition of a hive visible through a glass window. Meet Jean on the markets of Luz, Monday and Friday.

Red roses, yellow roses, apricot-mint, shallots and onions, rosehips or mirabelle plums, strawberries, rhubarb and raspberries... Naomie Morez-Pons puts magic in her jars of jams made at the foot of Montségur. Subtle combinations make up her chutneys and confits. Passionate about fruit, especially in pasta, but also in jams, jellies or compote, Naomie cultivates, picks, assembles and concocts in a traditional way fabulous mixtures: nettle pesto, Chardonnay jelly or red wine with spices...

Malou, a passionate beekeeper, takes care of her bees with love, as they gather wild flowers in the mountain pastures of Bordères-Louron. She not only produces honey with an incomparable taste, but also organic honey jams, gingerbread, and black nougat. Malou has also recently taken care of several hens that will provide you with fresh eggs. Don't hesitate to make a detour, this visit is really worth it, as much for the quality of the gourmet products as for what you learn. You can also find Malou at the market of Arreau on Thursday morning.

Wisco and Florence Romanzin welcome you to their bee farm. Lauriol's apiary operates about 200 to 300 colonies and pollinates the surrounding orchards. Passionate, they share the love of their profession. Pedagogues, the visit will be particularly appreciated by children. The honeys harvested from May to September and cold extracted are on sale in the shop: rapeseed, acacia, chestnut, sunflower and a thousand and one flowers from the Garonne valley. You will also find homemade gingerbread, propolis and honey vinegar.

Corinne has decided to make her passion her profession... with success! She practices "traditional" beekeeping, with the aim of producing quality honeys with different tastes and textures depending on the site and the year: the same flowers do not bloom every year at the right time depending on the weather conditions. Pollen, propolis, beeswax... are also part of the precious treasures collected in the hives. "Les Apidélices" is currently 300 hives spread over different locations.

Isabelle Marret-Desconet cultivates a chestnut grove of about four hectares near her farm and concocts in her laboratory delicious chestnut creams with vanilla, chestnut flour, natural chestnuts, etc. She also produces honey, including a delicious chestnut honey and an original honey flavoured with orange blossom that delights children. Also on the shelves, donkey milk and chestnut soaps. An excellent house and excellent products that can be found at local fairs and markets.

In this family of beekeepers, if no one has the bumblebee, it is surely thanks to the delights resulting from the 400 hives laid out between the valleys of the Neste and the Louron. Visiting this artisanal company is both educational and instructive but also a real pleasure which ends with the tasting of the famous honey sweets, melting pastilles with a thousand virtues. You can also find them on the local markets. A gourmet tip: honey jam is one of the specialities of the house: listen only to your heart!

In the heart of the PNR, Lucie, or Lulu, is a true beekeeper and harvester. In her beekeeping farm she cultivates the Gold of the hive by breeding her queens and pampering her workers to obtain great honeys. The hives are installed in the nature, far from everything, and on all the reliefs, from the Pyrenean foothills to the mountains, even the high mountains. Lulu's honeys are tasty and authentic. They are harvested and bottled by the beekeeper, who was awarded a gold medal at the Concours Général Agricole de Paris 2023 for her lime tree honey.

Caroline Davelu cares about beauty, goodness and respect. More than a profession and know-how, this producer is passionate about passing on the fundamental values of life through the priceless treasures of beehive products.
Organic honeys and beehive products, royal jelly, propolis, pollen (a real treat), oak-aged mead vinegar, beeswax candles, gingerbread... All products come from beehives and are certified organic (honey without pesticides or chemical residues).

7 km from Auzat, in the charming little village of Marc, at 1,070 m, the last of the valley at the foot of the Soulcem dam, the beekeeper Sylvie is the queen of bees, she watches over her 100 hives and harvests the precious golden honey. All the products of the hive are natural antibiotics, each with its own virtue. From the sweetest to the strongest flavour, there are many varieties of honey: acacia, rhododendron, lime, chestnut, heather and of course "all flowers in dry stones". Children will enjoy discovering the small eco-museum.

Olivier Galache welcomes you to his beekeeping micro-farm and answers questions you may have about bee products and beekeeping. His passion was passed on to him by his grandfather, and despite the years, it is still intact. Her honeys are delicious, in the height of this passion. You can choose from a beautiful collection: dandelion honey, acacia honey, linden honey, rhododendron honey, callune heather honey, callune heather honey in comb, thousand-flower honey, woodland honey. He also supplies you with pollen from the Hautes Pyrénées.

Les Ruchers du Tigou is a farm store offering a wide range of beekeeping products. Visitors can find honey of different varieties, such as all-flower honey, acacia honey, chestnut honey, forest honey, Pyrenean honey, linden honey, Montagne Noire honey, buckwheat honey and Gavarnie honey. The store also offers honey-based pastries and confectionery, such as gingerbread, nougats and spreads. Customers can also buy fresh royal jelly, propolis and pollen.