Claire Leroy was “born into honey.” As a little girl, she would jar the honey and royal jelly extracted by her father, who quickly passed on the “virus” to her. Since then, she has never left the “wonderful” world of bees, and it was only natural for her to take over her father’s beekeeping business in 2016, alongside her husband, Guillaume Borel.
Today, they manage 300 hives on 10 hectares of land left as meadows at the foot of the Alpilles.
Lavender honey, acacia honey, garrigue honey, chestnut honey—Claire and Guillaume practice migratory beekeeping to produce several varieties of honey across the regions of the Alpilles, Drôme, Ardèche, Alpes de Haute Provence, and the Plateau d’Albion…
Lavender honey is the flagship of their selection. Its distinctive blond color and delicate aroma make it an exceptional honey.
Garrigue honey (a natural blend of thyme, rosemary, and cistus) is the most local, as it is harvested in the Alpilles (near the Miellerie, which is located in Mollégès, close to Saint Rémy de Provence).
The Miellerie des Alpilles was founded in 1970 by Robert Leroy, who is now 71 years old, following the Nature et Progrès specifications and then the organic farming standards.
Respect for organic farming has been a strong commitment for the Leroy family for two generations. They are dedicated to respecting nature and the bees while promoting food quality with 100% pure honey for over 40 years.
