Honey and jam producers Côte d'Azur

Just an hour from Nice, head for the medieval village of Beuil les Launes. Before or after your visit to the honey house, take the opportunity to walk around and try to see marmots. In the store next to the extraction and transformation workshops, you can taste the different kinds of honey (mountain, Provence, lavender, bramble, thyme...) as well as the derived specialties: nougats, gingerbread or beeswax candles. Products to be found on the market of Valberg all year long.

Established in 1983, Jean-Philippe Mandard handed over the keys to the hive in 2022 to Jean, who continues the work of his mentor (who is never far away). Little has changed in the artisanal production, which is as rich as ever, with 3 Label Rouge varieties: lavender, fine lavender and Provence all-flower. In all, 13 honeys, the quality of which is the culmination of artisanal know-how handed down through several generations of beekeepers. The website is fascinating, with images showing the different stages in the production process.

Virginie and Patrice Bonnant's boutique, created 35 years ago, is a tempting Ali Baba's cave for gourmets. Presented in their pretty traditional jars, more than 450 varieties of jams are made every day in the small laboratory adjoining the shop, by hand, in a natural and artisanal way, to guarantee perfect quality and consistency of taste, with healthy, perfectly ripe fruit and vegetables, bought on the local markets, and sugar, all cooked in copper cauldrons.

Do not leave Menton without discovering the sweetness of the Herbin house. During your visit, you will discover the secrets of the manufacture of artisanal jams and will appreciate particularly those with astonishing mixtures because the establishment is unceasingly in the search of new associations of tastes, for the greatest pleasure of the most faithful customers and the curious ones. You can go to the shop without visiting the jam factory by going directly to n°2 rue du vieux collège in Menton.

Welcome to L'Abeille Savonneuse, artisanal soap maker and beekeeper. We offer gourmet and cosmetic products that make excellent gift ideas. Everything you will find in this Alibaba cave of a thousand fragrances is made from organic raw materials and according to environmentally friendly manufacturing processes. Thanks to its 350 colonies of bees, it offers you honeys from exceptional floral varieties. L'Abeille Savonneuse is also a family business of passionate beekeepers, father and son.

Without any doubt, here is a place where the gourmets can go with closed eyes and without hesitation. Marcelle Baux is an artisan jam maker and offers you to discover a range of original and varied jams, made in copper cauldrons from fresh local products and flavours from the past, but also various regional products from the artisanal manufacture of jams to accompany your meals, flavoured vinegars, chutneys, black and green olive jam, pepper jam...

A family honey house established here in 1972 by Eliane and Jean-Louis Paxé, and managed today by Olivier, the son and his wife Virginie. Passionate beekeepers, they share with their visitors their love of bees, hives, and their delicious profession. Ask for information if you wish to visit their farm; in the meantime, their shop sells honey, fresh pollen and royal jelly, pastries and sweets, candles, soaps, honey vinegar and lots of ideas for 100% local gifts. A beautiful gourmet address!

Food lovers, there's no need to wait for market appearances to fill up on harvested honey - it's now on sale in Biot! Bee Riviera has opened its boutique opposite the town hall, filled with charm and magnificent stone walls, where jars of 100% local honey can be found, as well as mead and jams, not forgetting Catherine Brothier's delicious ZK chocolate spread. The honey producer has also entered into a partnership with Héloïse Gaidoz, a talented pastry chef from Biot.

This family business continues to produce about ten different honeys (the great-grandfather already harvested honey in 1890!), acacia, heather, chestnut, lavender, mountain, Provence, rosemary, fir, thyme, lime tree, all flowers, arbutus, sunflower, royal jelly, propolis, pollen, and offers at the shop many derivative products, mead, nougat bars, pastry, soap... Notice to gourmands! Finally, Fabienne and Vincent also manage the operation and rental of the Apigîtes cottages.

The Laponche family is in the beekeeping since 1925. Today, it is François Laponche, the fourth generation, which continues the beautiful apiarian tradition of the family. Like its forefathers, it practical every year between great transhumances Roquebrune-sur-Argens, the Maures Massif and Haute-Provence. This natural harvest is then centrifuged in a traditional way and casa potted in the workshops of the Apiary of Bouverie. Honey, more than ten varieties, can be enjoyed on the spot, or bought on many markets in the region.

Marc Lamoine and Monique Ksourah welcome you to their honey house throughout the year. On sale are the products of their hives, with nine different varieties of honey, including five rare monofloral honeys of low production. Among the other gourmet products, you can also find black nougat, gingerbread pure honey, or chestnut jam from the Maures massif, made according to a local recipe with the best fruits of the Maures massif. You can also find all his products on the surrounding markets.

Near the village's main square, Boucan celebrates ceramics and beekeeping. In her workshop, Eléonore has created a warm and friendly atmosphere for her pieces. Cups, bowls, plates and vases fit perfectly into a decor where wood and stone blend harmoniously. These pieces stand out for their originality and will easily dress up any table. Don't miss the honey from Robert, her father, whose beehives are located in the commune. A beautiful store that combines craftsmanship and the environment.