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  Apitherapy

  2020-06-08

  The benefits of the Royal Jelly

  What is royal jelly? A nourishing substance secreted by bees, royal jelly is the exclusive food of the hive queen and young larvae. Like essential oils, or propolis, its strength comes from the complexity of its composition. If someone isolated...
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  Gentle Beekeeping

  2020-06-02

  Sweet and surprising Buckwheat Honey

  Its smell and taste separates it from more banal honeys: intense hive, sour floral, and almost musky aromas, with malt and caramel flavors complexified by light herbaceous notes. If you have ever experienced real buckwheat honey, it is hard to...
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  Meetings & workshops

  2020-05-19

  Don’t fear the ferment: Easy Home-Made Mead

  Everytime I look at forums for any type of fermentation, I see responses to beginner questions that are always incredibly cautionary and border on gate-keeping. While beer can be a bit complex due to the chemistry side of things, making...
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  Apitherapy

  2018-09-21

  Paleo Certification, the new Ballot-Flurin' commitment

  Ballot-Flurin Apiculteurs is a pioneer in low-impact beekeeping and apitherapy. Created by Catherine Flurin in 1982, it has been our mission for the last 30+ years to intertwine the well-being of bees, people, and the planet through our practices and...
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  Apitherapy

  2017-09-25

  Gentle Beekeeping & Bee Yoga : A new approach to wellness

  Ballot-Flurin created a unique, holistic method to bring together humans and bees : Gentle beekeeping  (Apiculture Douce®). This inspired a new practice: Bee Yoga (Yoga des Abeilles®), beneficial to everyone - young or old, healthy or sick. Join us in...
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  Apitherapy

  2017-05-10

  NEWEST PRODUCT : Organic Sleep Syrup "Good night's sleep with my friend the moon"

    We have good news for parents: we have finally found a solution to help your child sleep better (and to help you sleep better too)! We are proud to present our new sleep syrup. Who has never been confronted...