Christelle and her husband Jean-Luc Faure live with their bees in Graveson, in front of the Alpille Mountains south of Avignon. I met them at a market in Pernes les Fontaines where they passionately explain the craft of beekeeping and answer any questions about their bees.

I then spent a day with Jean Luc and his bees. I was able to visit the different bee colonies and hives and ask many questions about the quality of the products, bee colonies and queen rearing.

500 beehives, is that a lot?

With 500 beehives, your beekeeping business is one of the region's smallest producers. Each beehive produces around 10kg of honey, depending on the climate and abundance of flowers. Due to this small amount, your products are only sold at weekly markets in the region.

Different types of honey = different places in Provence

Depending on the type of honey, Jean Luc takes his bees to different places in Provence. For example, his bees collect nectar for lavender honey on the Plateau d'Albion, for rosemary honey around Baux-de-Provence and at the foot of the Alpille Mountains for garrigue honey.