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UNAF / Gascon Bee
UNAF
The French National Beekeeping Union (UNAF) is a representative beekeeping association bringing together more than 100 departmental unions and organizations.
Founded in 1945, UNAF now represents thousands of beekeepers, from small producers to professionals, through a network of unions and associations spread across metropolitan and overseas France.
Its role: to defend the interests of the French beekeeping sector, protect bees, support sustainable beekeeping practices, and promote the production of high-quality honeys and hive products.
UNAF works with institutions, participates in major agricultural and environmental policies, and represents the voice of beekeepers in public debate.
The Gascon Bee Syndicate
was created on January 10, 1920, and very quickly, the teaching apiary and the GDSA (Group for the Defense of Apicultural Health) were established. The ties that unite us are very strong and driven by the same intention to promote our passion and profession in the field of beekeeping.
Our missions:
- Actions:
- To pool the profession's defensive measures (hornets, food shortages, insurance, pesticides, etc.);
- To negotiate and offer our members group purchases (or equipment rentals);
- To defend our bees and our interests with public authorities (the health of our bees);
- Promotion:
- Our profession as beekeepers;
- Honeys and bee products beehive in our department;
- Promoting our members and their products with the union's image (exhibitions, trade shows, events, etc.);
- Informing:
- Exposing fraud and abuse (traceability of bee products);
- Using scientists or professionals (technical, health, beekeeping practices, etc.);
- Information conferences on specific topics related to our profession;
- Specific "beekeeping" training courses
- Raising awareness:
- Introductory beekeeping training with the Rucher École 47 (Beekeeping School 47);
- Communicating with businesses
- Informing the public about the difficulties faced by beekeepers (bee-killing pesticides, practices that destroy nectar-producing habitats, etc.).
Our partners: GDSA, Rucher école 47, all the unions around our department, UNAF, ADANA, …