The Honey Museum Guided Tours in Gramont

The Honey Museum

A major tourist attraction in Midi-Pyrénées , the Honey Museum is located in Gramont , in the heart of the Lomagne region, a small region that is part of Gascony . It is a veritable conservatory of techniques and traditions related to honey , hive products , beekeeping and bees . Traditions from French regions , but also from different cultures and practices around the world .

It will take you at least an hour to explore the 700 square meters of exhibitions. Since opening to the public in 1994, the collections of the Honey Museum have continued to grow, making it today one of the most comprehensive museums in the world on the theme of beekeeping: it is a true conservatory of traditions and know-how.

All the antique and traditional hives from the regions of France are represented here, as well as accessories relating to beekeeping or honey production (you will find the inventory of the museum's collections here) . Glass hives allow you to see the bees working live and, during the summer season, you may be lucky enough to observe the queen laying eggs.

You will take a tour of the world of bees in the large room where the international exhibition of beehives is presented, accompanied by photographic commentaries and objects brought back by Chantal and Emile Molès during their many beekeeping trips.

You will also discover an exhibition on wax and its various uses: candles, embossed wax, encaustic, etc. The techniques of beekeeping and the manufacturing of honey-based products will no longer hold any secrets for you after the 20-minute film and the explanations from the guide.

PRICES

For individuals

• Children under 7: Free
• Children from 7 to 11 years old: €4
• From 12 years and over: €5

For groups (more than 10 people) outside of schools

• Children under 7: Free / Outside school hours
• Children from 7 to 11 years old: €3
• From 12 years and over: €4

SCHEDULES

From July 1st to August 31st
The museum is open every day except Wednesdays. Tours start every hour:

• In the morning, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The last tour departs at 11 a.m. sharp.
• In the afternoon, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. The last tour departs at 6 p.m. sharp.

The Honey Museum Shop

We offer you our various honeys harvested by us (thousand-flower honey, creamy honey, rapeseed honey, causse honey, chestnut honey, oak honey, sunflower honey, heather honey, buckthorn honey... this can change depending on the seasons and the harvests made) and hive products such as royal jelly, pollen, propolis, our meads, homemade gingerbread, nougats, different honey sweets, many models of beeswax candles... We are also depositaries of products such as soaps.

We make artisanal honey pastilles (our pastilles contain 20% honey), gingerbread (real recipe with 55% honey, flour and spices), nougat (real recipe with honey), mead known as the drink of the gods, and other products to discover...
In short, something to enjoy or take home as a little souvenir!

The museum shop is open all year round from June to September, see opening hours on our website .

For the rest of the year, do not hesitate to call us on 05 63 94 00 20 so that we can open for you, we will welcome you with great pleasure.

For your health, avoid eating too fatty, too sweet, too salty