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North 24 Parganas, West Bengal

Sundarban Honey

GI Tagged Food Confidence: high

Raw honey collected from the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans, whose northern portion lies in North 24 Parganas (Hingalganj, Hasnabad, Sandeshkhali I-II, Minakhan and Haroh blocks). Honey gatherers and forest workers collect it from hollow trees and hives in the mangrove creeks, and it is marketed under the West Bengal Forest Development Corporation's GI-registered programme. It earned an official GI tag in January 2024, making it one of West Bengal's newest GI foodstuffs. It is darker, malty and less sweet than commercial honey, with a taste attributed to the mangrove blossoms of the Sundarbans.

Typical price: ₹500-2500

Buying tip: Buy GI-certified jars (e.g. WBFDCL's Sundarban Raw Honey) and check the certificate number; raw Sundarban honey settles and can crystallise, which is normal.

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Sundarban Honey

Image: Musfiqur Sakib · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where it comes from

Sub-regions

HingalganjHasnabadSandeshkhaliMinakhanHaroh

Grounding

Sources

Corroborated by multiple sources.

6 shops

Sellers

sundarban honey

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Mridshok Mrid Kendra

Hingalganj, North 24 Parganas · West Bengal

Third-generation mangrove-hive gatherer from Hingalganj selling raw Sundarban honey straight from the apiary.

Sample listingArtisan

4.5 ★ 22 yrs active

Raw Sundarban Honey 250g₹500

Raw Sundarban Honey 500g₹850

Raw Sundarban Honey 1kg₹1,600

Honey with Jaggery Blend 500g₹950

sundarban honey

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Sandeshkhali Apiary & Beekeeping Cooperative

Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas · West Bengal

Farmer cooperative of forty beekeepers pooling Sundarban honey gathered from mangrove orchards around Sandeshkhali.

Sample listingCooperative

4.2 ★ 18 yrs active

Cooperative Grade Honey 250g₹500

Cooperative Grade Honey 500g₹800

Raw Honey 1kg₹1,450

Sundarban Honey Gift Box (500g + 250g)₹1,200

sundarban honey

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Minakhan Mrid Ghor

Minakhan, North 24 Parganas · West Bengal

Family of mangrove honey gatherers who has read the tides of Minakhan creeks since the 1980s, keeping the old Sundarban collection way.

Sample listingFamily Workshop

4.7 ★ 35 yrs active

Raw Sundarban Honey 250g₹550

Raw Sundarban Honey 500g₹950

Raw Sundarban Honey 1kg₹1,800

sundarban honey

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Kakdwip Shapat Kendra

Kakdwip, South 24 Parganas · West Bengal

Cooperative of Chitrakar honey-gatherers tapping raw shapat from the mangrove groves around Kakdwip.

Sample listingCooperative

4.7 ★ 22 yrs active

Raw Sundarban honey 300g jar₹180

Raw Sundarban honey 500g jar₹380

GI-tagged Sundarban honey 1kg jar₹1,100

sundarban honey

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Bhagwan Chitrakar Mitha Bhandar

Joynagar, South 24 Parganas · West Bengal

Third-generation Chitrakar beekeeping family gathering raw Sundarban shapat from the Jhijhak mangroves.

Sample listingFamily Workshop

4.4 ★ 15 yrs active

Raw Sundarban honey 300g₹165

Raw Sundarban honey 500g₹320

Raw Sundarban honey 1kg₹950

sundarban honey

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Sundarban Mitha Bhandar

Canning, South 24 Parganas · West Bengal

Canning market retailer supplying GI-certified Sundarban honey jars to Kolkata households since 2016.

Sample listingRetailer

3.9 ★ 8 yrs active

Raw Sundarban honey 300g jar₹195

GI-certified Sundarban honey 1kg jar₹1,500