A bee at a forest blossom in the Santemane forest

What Real Tastes Like

Small-batch honey from Sirsi, Uttara Kannada. One beekeeper, one forest.

Shop the harvest

You shouldn’t have to take our word for it.

Three things that stay the same on every jar we send out.

Traceable to the flower

Each honey names one flowering tree and the weeks it was in bloom.

Low-disturbance harvesting

Combs are cut in season and the colony is left standing.

Free shipping above ₹599

Below that it is a flat ₹90, anywhere in India.

The Beekeeper
Raveendra Hegde inspecting a hive frame in the Santemane forest, Sirsi
Sirsi, Karnataka · 20/06/2026
“More than the honey, it is the company of the bees that is more enjoyable. My association with the hive is the most valuable thing.”
- Raveendra Hegde

Raveendra Venkatram Hegde

Raveendra Hegde has kept bees for over 20 years, tending 150+ hives through the seasons with his wife Vandana at Santemane, Sirsi. Every jar we sell is their harvest.

Close-up of honeycomb with bees, Sirsi, Karnataka
Sirsi, Karnataka · 03/06/2026
The Documentary

The harvest, filmed at the Hegde House

Filmed in the Hegde family's bee reserve at Sirsi, Uttara Kannada - the hives, the low-disturbance harvest and the hands that carry it out.

Film still - the harvest at Santemane
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The forest canopy over the Hegde family's hives at Santemane, Sirsi

What Real Tastes Like

Small-batch honey from Sirsi, Uttara Kannada. One beekeeper, one forest.

Shop the harvest

You shouldn’t have to take our word for it.

Three things that stay the same on every jar we send out.

Traceable to the flower

Each honey names one flowering tree and the weeks it was in bloom.

Low-disturbance harvesting

Combs are cut in season and the colony is left standing.

Free shipping above ₹599

Below that it is a flat ₹90, anywhere in India.

The Beekeeper
Raveendra Hegde inspecting a hive frame in the Santemane forest, Sirsi
Sirsi, Karnataka · 20/06/2026
“More than the honey, it is the company of the bees that is more enjoyable. My association with the hive is the most valuable thing.”
- Raveendra Hegde

Raveendra Venkatram Hegde

Raveendra Hegde has kept bees for over 20 years, tending 150+ hives through the seasons with his wife Vandana at Santemane, Sirsi. Every jar we sell is their harvest.

Close-up of honeycomb with bees, Sirsi, Karnataka
Sirsi, Karnataka · 03/06/2026
The Documentary

The harvest, filmed at the Hegde House

Filmed in the Hegde family's bee reserve at Sirsi, Uttara Kannada - the hives, the low-disturbance harvest and the hands that carry it out.

Film still - the harvest at Santemane
Commonly asked questions

Before you buy

The List

Not buying today?

You will hear when a new batch is packed, when a variety sells out, and when the film goes up. Nothing else.

+91
You’re on the list.

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Nothing blended in. One forest, one harvest, one jar.
The lid tells you everything. Which day, which forest.
The bees keep their home. Only the surplus leaves.
Breaks in transit? Another jar. Send a photo, that’s all.
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