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Honey & Beekeeping

Bees forage through fir forests, flower-rich meadows and heathlands to deliver exceptional honeys — from miel de sapin des Vosges, the only French PDO (AOP) honey, to the floral honeys of Alsace PGI (IGP).

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The 'honey & beekeeping' category brings together regional honeys whose quality and provenance are recognised by an official label. Honeys are distinguished by their botanical origin: blossom honeys (polyfloral or monofloral, such as acacia, lavender and lime blossom) and honeydew honeys, produced from the secretions of sap-sucking insects on trees — including the famous fir honey, amber-hued and moderately sweet. Miel de sapin des Vosges was the first honey recognised under an appellation of origin, in 1996. It stems from an unbroken chain: an aphid settled in the Vosges fir extracts sap, which turns into honeydew, which the bee then forages. Almost black, sometimes tinged with green, it develops balsamic aromas and a malty flavour without bitterness. Miel d'Alsace, holding PGI status since the same year, comprises six crus — fir, chestnut, acacia, lime, forest and blossom. Regional beekeeping relies on wooded terroirs and unspoilt meadows, guaranteeing the floral biodiversity essential to the quality of the honeys.

AOCPDO Corsica Miel de Corse — Mele di Corsica Six seasonal honey flows, six portraits of the Corsican maquis — from a golden, floral spring to an… PGI Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Miel de Provence A thousand flowers concentrated into gold: Miel de Provence breathes lavender, garrigue, thyme and… AOCPDO Lorraine Miel de sapin des Vosges Dark as the forest, potent as resin, soft as the shade of the undergrowth: the first honey in France to… PGI Picardy Miel de tilleul de Picardie In the forests of Halatte, Chantilly, Saint-Gobain and Samoussy, wild lime trees yield a rare nectar to… PGI Languedoc-Roussillon Miel des Cévennes Miel de Cévennes: rich aromatic palette, summer wildflower, autumn chestnut, distinctive flavour of the… Aquitaine Miel des Landes Across the sandy plateau of the Landes, bees forage through the seasons for seven different honeys… PGI Alsace Miels d'Alsace From the Vosges fir forests to the acacia fields of the foothills, six honey crus with distinct…