Syndicat des miels de Provence

The union's main aims are to manage and protect Provencal honey quality standards (one Protected Geographical Designation and two red labels) and to coordinate regional promotional activities for PACA beekeeping and honey. It has 230 members (beekeepers, wholesalers, packagers). The president is Jean-Louis Lautard, a professional beekeeper from Le Tignet (06).

Les Apiculteurs en Provence in a few words :

3200 Provencal beekeepers running almost 148,000 hives in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, one of the leading regions in France with the largest number of professional beekeepers (280). Provence is estimated to produce around 2000 tons of honey a year, 8% of the national production. The biggest honey production in Provence is lavender honey which accounts for over half of total production in a normal year. Beekeepers are passionate ambassadors who sell 60% of their honey direct. Provence's buzzing beekeeping sector is fuelled mainly by the SAPP (Union of Professional Beekeepers in Provence), ADAPI (Association for the Development of Provencal Beekeeping) and SYMPAS (Union of Provence and Southern Alps Honey).

Trade only.