Honey and jam producers Limousin

There is a small shop on the edge of the village, on the road to the church of "La Combe". Maurice and Francine Guionie sell the fruit of their production there. Their Limousin cow breeding farm is just below. They reserve to their visitors an adorable welcome. In addition to fruit and vegetable jams, their great speciality is dandelion! Their star products are the fermented drink and the aperitif with dandelion flowers, following a family and ancestral recipe kept secret. All the products are made by hand on the farm and have not undergone any chemical treatment. Their shortbread, crunchy and nut tarts will accompany your coffee deliciously. In summer, you will find them on the farmers' markets of the department's countries.

These are pretty little red and perfumed pearls, which are not used to make necklaces, but succulent jams, cooked in a traditional way in a copper cauldron. In her biodynamic and organic farm, Céline Leyssenne-Lespagnol produces strawberries, raspberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants, blackberries, which she then transforms on the spot into nectars, coulis and above all into numerous varieties of extra jams. It is also possible to taste these fruits just picked, and to participate in the picking. Member of the Bienvenue à la ferme network.

Thierry Fedon is a passionate person. He makes his own swarms and breeds his queens. Chestnut, acacia, borage, dandelion and heather honeys, the beekeeper's jars are instantly recognisable as the labels are the work of enameller Michèle Gilbert, one creation per season. The alliance of two arts to offer flavour and beauty to this precious nectar. A poetic and artistic approach that is also a beautiful gift. You can find these products at the farm or at various festive markets.

Catherine and Michel Blassel, beekeepers for 15 years, produce an organic mountain honey that has been elected the Golden New Aquitaine Flavour 2017. This beekeeping company produces honey and by-products based on pollens from classic or less classic plant species such as lime trees, dandelion and bramble. From these beehives, whose products are hand-picked to ensure the bees' well-being, they derive a wealth of good things: nougat, gingerbread, mead, soaps, pollen, royal jelly and propolis.

Want to know more about bees and the delicious nectar they make? Go to the honey house at Le Theil. Michel Blassel gives tours of his bee farm to groups, four afternoons a week in summer. He also welcomes trainees. He is part of the Bienvenue à la Ferme network. At the Miellerie du Theil, he harvests honey and pollen, but he also makes nougat. After the explanations, a tasting is planned during the guided tours. The products are sold on the spot and at the tourist office of Ahun.