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40+ Varieties of Naturally-Sealed Raw Honey, sustainably sourced across India 🍯

Premium Handmade Skincare infused with Propolis, Beeswax, Royal Jelly & more ✨

Pure & Natural Beehive Products 🌼

📲 Order via WhatsApp 👉 https://wa.me/c/918100116386

Photos from Forage Initiative's post 02/09/2026

👑 SAME LARVA. DIFFERENT DESTINY.

A queen bee is nurtured royal. 🐝

Fed exclusively on Royal Jelly, an ordinary female larva develops into the hive’s queen.

Nature’s most extraordinary transformation starts with a meal. And that same magical substance shines through our natural hive-based skincare range.

Once you try Royal Jelly, there's no going back!

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28/08/2026

✨ TWO GELS. TWO Honey-made Skincare Essentials.
🎯 Essentials Spot Defiance Gel — targeted care when stubborn spots need extra attention - With COFFEE
❄️ Summer Fresh Gel — a lightweight burst of freshness when your skin feels hot, tired or overwhelmed - With SAFFRON
Target. Refresh. Glow —naturally. 🌿🐝

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17/08/2026

The hive has its own defence system. 🐝

Propolis is a resin-rich substance bees use to seal and protect the hive. Naturally rich in polyphenols and bioactive compounds, it is valued for its antioxidant, antimicrobial and soothing properties.

That’s why Forage uses propolis as an active ingredient in its handmade skincare.

Hive science. Handmade skincare. 🌿

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Photos from Forage Initiative's post 15/08/2026
07/08/2026

🌧️ Monsoon is ruthless. Relentless rain. Heavy humidity. Urban pollution. Your skin goes through enough!
This monsoon, let nature do the protecting. 🐝🌿

Forage’s all-natural hive-based skincare harnesses the goodness of honey, propolis, royal jelly & other hive treasures to help nourish, moisturise and support your skin’s natural barrier—without drowning it in unnecessary chemicals.

Nature’s finest. Crafted for your skin.

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Photos from Forage Initiative's post 01/08/2026

🌼 One jar. Hundreds of wildflowers.

That's the magic of Raw Jammu Multiflora Honey. Every drop is shaped by bees foraging across diverse Himalayan blooms, creating a naturally rich flavour that no single flower can replicate.

🍯 Pure. Raw. Unfiltered by nature.

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19/07/2026

⚽️ Spain vs. Argentina on the world stage always makes for an exciting contest.
But forget Messi vs. Yamal. The ultimate battle is happening in the apiaries.
Turns out, both of these countries are among the world's most respected honey producers.🐝
🇪🇸 Spain is known for its diverse monofloral honeys and rigorous quality standards. Spanish beekeepers have mastered the art of producing distinctive, region-specific honeys.
Basically: **tiki-taka, but make it monofloral.**
🇦🇷 Argentina is one of the world's leading honey exporters, producing large volumes while maintaining impressive consistency and quality, which has made Argentine honey a global staple.
Basically: **Messi energy, but make it export-oriented.** 🐝
Different football. Different honey.
Same rule:
You don’t become world-class by accident.You need talent, timing, teamwork… and a lot of bees.
🏆 May the best team win.
🍯 But honestly? The bees already won.

14/07/2026

🐝 They don't work because they're family. They work because they're the right amount of family.

Crazy, right?

A queen mates with multiple drones, creating a colony where some workers are 75% related while others share just 25% of their DNA.

You'd expect rivalry.

Nature chose resilience.

Different fathers create bees with different strengths—better foragers, fearless guards, expert nurses, and skilled builders. When disease strikes, genetic diversity means some bees survive, protecting the colony.

Diversity isn't a weakness. It's resilience engineered by evolution.

Millions of years before humans understood genetics, honeybees had already mastered the science of survival.

🍯 Did you know worker bees can be more closely related to some sisters than humans are to their own siblings?

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Photos from Forage Initiative's post 07/07/2026

🤯 The most powerful female in the hive wasn't born special... she was fed differently.

Read that again.

Every queen bee begins life with the same DNA as an ordinary worker bee. Yet each play separate roles throughout their lives.

So what changes?

Royal Jelly. 👑🐝

Here are 5 mind-blowing facts about this extraordinary bee superfood:

👑 1️⃣ A queen isn't born—she's made.
The only major difference between a queen and a worker bee is her diet. Continuous feeding on Royal Jelly changes her developmental pathway.

⚡ 2️⃣ She becomes bigger, stronger, and fertile.
Royal Jelly helps a future queen develop fully functional ovaries and the ability to lay up to 2,000 eggs a day during peak periods.

⏳ 3️⃣ She outlives her sisters by years.
While worker bees may live only a few weeks during the busy season, a queen can live for 2–5 years.

🧪 4️⃣ It's unlike any other natural bee product.
Royal Jelly contains unique proteins, rare fatty acids like 10-HDA, B-complex vitamins, minerals, and many naturally occurring bioactive compounds.

🔬 5️⃣ Science is still unlocking its secrets.
Researchers around the world continue to study Royal Jelly for its remarkable chemistry and its potential applications in nutrition, skincare, and medicine.

🐝 Sometimes, the smallest creatures create nature's biggest wonders.

💬 Did you already know that a queen bee and a worker bee have the exact same DNA?
Type "YES" if you did... or "NO" if this fact surprised you!

01/07/2026

About 300 hours. That's all nature gives.

Jamun blossoms bloom for just 45–50 days each year, giving honeybees only about 300 hours of ideal foraging time.

For any single orchard, the window is even smaller: 14–21 days—just 91–136.5 hours.

Miss it, and the harvest is gone for another year.

Every drop of Forage's Raw Jamun Honey captures that fleeting season.

It's not just honey.

It's a season in a jar. 🍯💜

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1, K G School Road, Barrackpore
Kolkata
700122

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Monday 10am - 8pm
Tuesday 10am - 8pm
Wednesday 10am - 8pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 8pm
Sunday 10am - 2am