Fake Honey: How to Recognise Genuine Quality Honey
Added syrups, misleading origins: what fake honey really covers, why home tests prove nothing, and the real signs of a quality honey,…
Advice and terroirs
The honey blog
Choosing, storing and tasting honey, crystallisation, terroirs and recipes: short answers and in-depth articles about honeys harvested in Provence.
Why Is Protecting Bees Crucial for the Environment?
Three-quarters of food crops depend at least partly on pollinators. Why the decline of bees threatens biodiversity and our food, and what…
Best Lavender Honey: How to Choose It and Where to Buy It
True lavender or lavandin, the Valensole, Sault and Albion plateaus, colour, label and price per kg: how to choose a good lavender…
The Differences Between Organic and Conventional Honey
Organic or conventional honey? The difference lies not in the jar but around the hive: location, colony treatments, feeding and wax. What…
Honey and Children: From What Age, and Which Honey to Choose
Never give honey before the age of one, even baked into a cake, because of the risk of infant botulism. After that,…
Honey in Winter: What It Can Do, and What It Can’t
Antioxidants, antibacterial properties, winter rituals: how honey helps support immunity, and which honeys to choose for the cold season.
Why Replace Refined Sugar with Natural Honey?
Honey is sweeter than white sugar, so you need less of it, and it brings flavour. Why swap refined sugar for natural…
5 Indulgent Honey Dessert Ideas
Honey and walnut tart, lavender crème brûlée, pain d'épices, honey ice cream and speculoos tiramisu: five honey desserts, each paired with the…
Lavender Honey: Benefits, Qualities and Uses
Dive into an ocean of sweetness with our lavender honey! Its floral flavour will carry you away to a lavender field in…
How Our Story Began, and Where We Are Now
In March 2023 we opened the Miellerie de Provence online shop. Three years on, here is where we started, what has changed…