The Perronneau Family
The Perronneau family is one of the oldest families
of beekeepers of France.
GENESIS
The genesis of this 5-generation saga begins in Auxois in 1890, where the Pechinot family, traveling distillers for part of the year, practiced a secondary activity of passion: beekeeping.
It was the latter that finally won out, and he launched the family's beekeeping business with around a hundred hives. Their daughter and son-in-law, Gabriel Perronneau, took over the business 30 years later and expanded the livestock to nearly 1,000 hives.
It was the latter that finally won out, and he launched the family's beekeeping business with around a hundred hives. Their daughter and son-in-law, Gabriel Perronneau, took over the business 30 years later and expanded the livestock to nearly 1,000 hives.
GABRIEL PERRONNEAU
In the 1950s, just after the war, the torch was passed to Gabriel Perronneau and his wife Madeleine, who tripled the herd and placed themselves at the top of French honey production. They set up so-called pastoral beekeeping, which consists of transhumancing the bees.
They therefore crisscross France in search of the best terroirs to diversify the varieties of honey that their bees produce. At the same time, they perpetuate the Dijon tradition by making gingerbread and nonnettes to broaden their offer.
They therefore crisscross France in search of the best terroirs to diversify the varieties of honey that their bees produce. At the same time, they perpetuate the Dijon tradition by making gingerbread and nonnettes to broaden their offer.
THE 5TH GENERATION
The 5th generation arrives, including Thomas Decombard Perronneau, current Manager, trained alongside his grandfather Gabriel. He focuses on the internal organization of APIDIS, the honey house and beekeeping practices using new technologies made available to him and makes all the Perronneau Family honeys known beyond borders by ensuring their presence in more than 39 countries.
