Our history and commitment
Our mission
Miels d’Anicet is a human-scale beekeeping company focused on bee preservation, sharing beekeeping knowledge, and crafting high-quality products made from natural, handcrafted hive ingredients, with personalized customer service at the heart of their concerns.
Our vision
Being a beekeeping company that inspires, innovates, and shines globally through :
The quality of its breeding program, its honeys and derived products;
Its human, responsible, and collaborative approach;
Holding expertise at the forefront of beekeeping advancements and related knowledge;
Maintaining an inspiring and inclusive work environment focused on knowledge development and a positive workplace climate.
Our values
RELEVANCE
We develop our genetics and products based on the evolution of knowledge, technologies, and issues related to the environment and bee biology.
RIGOR
We demonstrate integrity and rigor in all our activities.
AUDACITY
We rely on our sense of innovation and agility to adapt to changes and meet challenges. With our proactive approach and strong entrepreneurial culture, we can design and implement visionary and ambitious projects.
AUTHENTICITY
We act, develop, and market products that reflect us and respect the intrinsic qualities of the raw materials.
COMMITMENT
We encourage concrete engagement, both individually and collectively, in our community and industry. This active contribution reflects our dynamism, sense of ethics, and social responsibility.
RESPECT
We prioritize a living environment that respects individuals and embraces differences. This healthy and inclusive atmosphere fosters collegiality and a sense of belonging. In our work relationships, we respect everyone—clients, suppliers, employees, neighbors, and stakeholders alike.
COLLABORATION
We promote interactions among team members as well as with the beekeeping community to facilitate the sharing of ideas, interdisciplinarity, and the development of collective intelligence.
EQUITY
No one should benefit at the expense of another. We work collaboratively and transparently with our suppliers and clients to ensure that everyone shares in the profits. We implement a pay equity policy within the company. Being fair and equitable is one of the foundations of collective happiness.
THE PRESERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
All actions taken regarding our bee populations aim to preserve the species, and each decision must minimize its impact on the environment.
Our beekeeping
Beyond the honey it produces, the bee plays a crucial role as a pollinator and guardian of our environment. Driven by an unwavering love for these guardians of our biodiversity, we place their survival at the heart of our beekeeping practice. That’s why we explore every corner of the globe, eager for a thousand and one taste discoveries, committed to making meaningful contributions and acquiring new tools for improvement. Back in Ferme-Neuve, each experience uniquely influences our creation process.
Queen breeding with rustic genetics, production of high-quality wild honeys, development of gourmet and body products, seasonal dining: every opportunity is a chance to promote hive products and showcase the honey culture in Quebec.
Family friends
Bees have been part of our family since 1978, when Marie-Claude Dupuis and Claude Desrochers acquired their first hive in Ferme-Neuve in the Hautes-Laurentides. Over the years, they instilled in us the desire to take over the family apiary and create Miels d’Anicet at the turn of the millennium. The adventure could begin.
The artisans
Who are we? Honey enthusiasts, artisans of the land, epicureans, and curious individuals who see beekeeping as the perfect blend of entomology, biology, and botany. Moreover, we are partners and great friends who love our work, the bees, and enjoying life in good company.
Anicet Desrochers
Born in a hive, Anicet has a deep love for this fantastic insect and the science of apidology. He is also driven by the desire to contribute to the survival of bees by naturally reducing their mortality rate through the selection and breeding of rustic queens adapted to their environment. Daily, he oversees the health of our colonies and shares his expertise internationally to advance beekeeping science.
Anne-Virginie Schmidt
“I was seduced by the bees.” A certified accountant by profession, Anne-Virginie one day left urban life for life on the farm. Today, her work involves promoting honey, showcasing its culinary potential and use in body care. She is also dedicated to developing honey culture in Quebec, raising awareness of the bee’s role in our environment, and contributing to the region’s dynamism.
Authentic and wild territory
Located 275 km north of Montreal, the honey farm is situated in the Hautes-Laurentides, at the foot of Montagne du Diable, in a hilly area dotted with natural meadows, forests, lakes, and rivers. It is a wild, forested region free from intensive agriculture, providing an extremely high-quality environment for the 1,200-hive apiary.
This results in a floral abundance that signifies health for the bees: black cherry, cherry, and dandelion in spring; linden, clover, vetch, raspberry, crucifers, and sweet clover in summer; and eupatorium, goldenrod, and aster in autumn. This diversity gives Miels d’Anicet’s honey an incredible texture and complexity of flavors that vary with the seasons.
You reap what you sow
The beekeeper plays an important role in feeding the planet. About 40% of the foods we consume are produced through insect pollination, with bees being the primary pollinators. The significance of the bee’s role in our food supply goes far beyond honey production. It is to protect and share this vital understanding of beekeeping that we rise each day.
On a smaller scale, producing locally, offering quality jobs, and contributing to the dynamism of our region are also integral to what we believe in.
