NICOLAS GEANT Urban Honey: keeping bees in Paris

Paris city rooftop honey

Honey is a typical product you find at any French market. We count many honey varieties based on flowers bees gather pollen from. Each one is unique and has its own specificities. For decades, beekeeping was a forgotten practice in the city but since a few years, a new interest for urban honey is rising. Nicolas Geant is a beekeeper like no other. He takes care of  beehives installed on Paris most famous rooftops such as Grand Palais, Vuitton or La Tour d’Argent restaurant. I was naturally interested in meeting him to know more about this honey from Paris. We had the opportunity to meet at his beekeeping shop in Buc, Versailles.

Nicolas Geant has made beekeeping his main activity for 6 years. He’s been passionate for 30 years. “After 20 years working for major companies, I wanted to