AROUND OF MOROCCAN HONEY

SidiKaouki for a visit to the KAOUKI cooperative (cactus honey, orange blossom honey, eucalyptus honey, thistle honey). Then continue to Agadir. You cross the largest argan forest in Morocco.

For centuries, Berber women living near the Arganeraie have produced the famous argan oil, which they use in food and the manufacture of skin and hair care products. If desired, we can arrange a short visit to the Women's Argan Oil Extraction Cooperative. Through magnificent isolated beaches and unusual bathing bays, you arrive in Agadir. Dinner and accommodation in your hotel.

Imouzzer's largest waterfall is called the "bridal veil" because of its white color imprinted by limestone deposits. After lunch, return to Agadir by La Vallée du Paradis, a real little paradise on earth. A 30-minute guided hike is planned to admire the beautiful landscapes better—dinner and accommodation in Agadir.

A Saharan bee garden
In the region of SkouraOuarzazate, where beekeeping is also very present, modern and traditional beekeeping coexists. A Saharan Bee Garden was created to demonstrate that, even in arid conditions, it is possible to revive nature through water conservation and agroecological techniques such as drip irrigation. Mulching and compost. The garden is made up of aromatic and medicinal plants intended for consumption, for traditional therapy, and which, given their melliferous quality, can serve as “pasture” for the yellow bees from family hives, which are endangered because of the drought..

The primary beekeeping resources in the region are primarily the date palm and several species of fruit trees. Maize and barley feed the populations; alfalfa and various legumes support essential livestock, and along roads and tracks, eucalyptus and Tamarix are planted. In the desert, expanses grow broom, saxifrage, thorny compounds, clovers which bloom at different times and ensure an actual production of delicious quality honey.

It is in this atmosphere that the Saharan bee lives. This is a very hardy and hardy breed of Saharan bee, known for its ability to adapt to the harsh climatic conditions of these arid regions. Tafilalet has thus become the Moroccan cradle of the Saharan bee. Then, over time, this one took the path of the caravans, which skirted the High Atlas towards the Atlantic and infiltrated in the low valleys, to finally reach the plains of Souss where it met the black bees. , Telliennes and Marocaines, very aggressive breeds. Crossings then gave a very resistant and prolific hybrid, simultaneously less aggressive, whose individuals - bees or males - are all yellow-red in color; only queens have a light yellow belly, with a black back.

The BeniMellal / Tadla / Azilal region is historically considered to be a Moroccan beekeeping hub. This is because it benefits from several elements favorable to the production of honey. Firstly, these are suitable climatic conditions and a large and diverse flora, with variable flowering periods extending throughout the year. In total, the region has around 5,000 producers. This allows the Tadla-Azilal region to produce 600 tonnes of honey currently.

Looking behind the mighty city walls, unforgettable impressions arise; Let yourself be charmed by the snake charmers and feel the pulse of the souks in the heart of the medina. But even outside of this living melting pot of oriental spices and fairy diviners, there is so much to admire; Yves Saint Laurent’s Garden of Eden and André Heller’s Botanical Garden bear witness to a pure garden city. You visit the Dar Si Said, which houses the Museum of Moroccan Arts, the Menara, the Koutoubia (the mosque which measures more than 70 meters in height, visible from outside the city), and the Bahia Palace and the museum of confluences in the majestic Dar El Bacha palace..