This year, the town of Mouans-Sarthoux invites you to discover the treasure of the beehive, during the 29th Honey Festival which will take place on Sunday 30 April. Entertainment and leisure activities will be on offer from 10 am to 7 pm, in the village squares, in the town hall and in the castle park.
For more than twenty years, the last Sunday in April has been the Festival of Honey. From the garrigue to the maquis, the honeys of Provence are characterised by their great diversity. Some are great classics (lavender, all flowers...), others more confidential (savory, arbutus, thyme...). Produced from the spontaneous flora of Provence or from the harvesting of specific crops in the region, the honeys present an incredible diversity of aspects, scents and flavours. To better appreciate them, the Mouans-Sartoux Honey Festival brings together professional beekeepers eager to share their passion for one of the most emblematic products of the region.
Free entertainment all day:
A series of presentations to better understand the world of beekeeping and the issues surrounding it.
- Introduction to tasting: discover the different honeys, and tasting sessions, make your taste buds dance and your senses twirl by learning to differentiate and recognize them.
- Honey extraction and live potting: understand the different stages from the hive to the honey pot. An opportunity to talk to the producers and learn more about their work. - Learning while having fun: many activities around honey, decoration and making of wax candles, painting on the hive, pollen hunting...
- Exhibition of artists' hives
- Information stand on royal jelly
- Apitherapy conference
- Apimobile: a glass trailer will allow you to see how a hive works in complete safety.
- Arts & Books Forum: bookshop space around beekeeping and nature, in the presence of authors Marie-Christine Lemayeur and Bernard Alunni
- Demonstration of the use of honey in cooking by Serge Chollet, former Michelin-starred chef of the Moulin de Mougins
This festival welcomes exclusively beekeepers: the exception to this rule is given by the lemons of Menton, local cheeses and products of the olive tree which accompany the king honey. The honey festival represents more than 30 professional beekeeping operations and five other farmers.
Organisation: City of Mouans-Sartoux and the Cultural Service in partnership with Apiculteurs en Provence :
www.miels-de-provence.com A series of presentations to better understand the beekeeping world and the issues surrounding it.
Where to stay?
To help you organise your stay at a campsite in the Alpes-Maritimes and your visit to Mouans-Sarthoux, see the list of campsites near Mouans-Sarthoux.