Coming soon · Batch 001

Honey the way the hive made it.

Raw, unfiltered honey from hives in Watsonville, jarred by hand in Pleasanton by founder Nader Hanna. The first numbered batch is open for reservations.

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Hives
Watsonville, CA
Batch 001
26 jars, numbered by hand
Ready by
December 15, 2026
Our story

Started at eighteen, out of Pleasanton.

Golden Hive Honey is Nader Hanna’s company. He was born and raised in Pleasanton, and at eighteen he set out to build a honey brand the Bay Area could actually trace back to a place.

That place is Watsonville, down in the Pajaro Valley on the Central Coast. The honey is grown there, pulled from the hive, and left raw. No heavy filtering, nothing added. What comes out of the comb is what goes in the jar.

Every jar is plain glass with a round label, so you can see exactly what you’re buying: the color of that season’s harvest, and the fine pollen that filtering would strip out.

Today it’s a one-person operation. Each 40 lb pail, every jar and every label comes out of Nader’s own pocket, and he jars, labels and delivers them himself. Early runs have sold out at The Olive Market in Pleasanton. Batch 001 is the first one built to grow from.

FounderNader Hanna
What “raw” means here

From frame to jar, with as little in between as possible.

Raw honey skips the high heat and fine filtering most supermarket honey goes through. Here is the path every jar takes.

  1. The hives

    Colonies forage the farmland and wild bloom around Watsonville.

  2. Capped & ripe

    Frames come out only once the bees have sealed the cells with wax, their sign the honey is ready.

  3. Uncapped & spun

    The wax caps are sliced off and the frames are spun so the honey flies out of the comb.

  4. Strained, not filtered

    A coarse strain catches bits of wax. Pollen and the honey’s natural character stay in.

  5. Into glass

    Poured into glass mason jars, labeled, and brought up to the Bay.

If your jar turns cloudy or solid, that’s a good sign. Raw honey crystallizes naturally over time. Set the jar in warm water and stir, and it turns liquid again. No microwave needed.

Coming soon · Batch 001

The first real batch, poured and numbered by hand.

Right now Golden Hive is one person. Nader buys every pail of raw honey, every jar and every label himself, then jars, labels and delivers each one by hand. Reservations pay for the pail before it’s poured, so the first batch is spoken for before it’s jarred.

Batch 001

One pail. 26 jars.

Taking reservations

A 40 lb pail fills about 26 pint jars. Every jar in this batch gets a hand-written number. Tap a cell to see who’s claimed it.

1 claimed. No. 002 is next.
Ready by
December 15, 2026
How you get it
Pickup in Pleasanton or Bay Area drop-off
Notes from the hive

Leave a note for Batch 001

Pick a prompt and write a line. Notes appear here once Nader has read them. Your name is optional.

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Reserve a jar

$20$24

One numbered pint from Batch 001

  • Founder price: $20 now, $24 at launch
  • Your own hand-written jar number
  • Pickup in Pleasanton or local drop-off
Only 26 exist

Founding Bee

$32

For the people who were here first

  • Your name on your cell in the batch honeycomb
  • $20 founder price on every jar through 2027
  • First call on every new batch
  • Numbered jar and a handwritten thank-you

Honey Share

$76

4 jars across the year, paid once

  • One jar each season, $19 a jar
  • Your Batch 001 jar comes first
  • A reminder DM before each pickup
  • Skip a season any time, refunded

Holiday Pair

$42

Two jars, ribbon-tied, ready by Dec 15

  • Two numbered jars from Batch 001
  • Handwritten tag with your note
  • Ready for pickup by Dec 15
Not ready for a jar?

Chip in for the supplies.

Every dollar buys something specific. Chip-ins support a small business. They aren’t a charity donation and aren’t tax-deductible.

What we guarantee

Simple promises, kept.

  • A real date. Batch 001 is ready by December 15, 2026. If it slips, you hear first, get a new date, and can cancel for a full refund.
  • Refunds in a week. Cancel any reservation before your jar is handed over and the money is back within 7 days. No store credit.
  • No shipping fees. Pickup in Pleasanton, or drop-off around the Bay at no extra cost.
  • You’ll see every step. A DM when the pail arrives, when it’s jarred, and when your number is ready.
Bring a bee

Three friends reserve, your jar is free.

  1. Get your code. Enter your name and you get a personal invite code and link.
  2. Share it. Friends type your code when they reserve, or open your link and it fills in for them.
  3. Your jar is on us. Once three friends have reserved and paid, we refund your jar. Haven’t reserved yet? Your first jar is free.
Find it on shelves

Pick up a jar in Pleasanton.

Golden Hive Honey is stocked at The Olive Market, a family-owned Mediterranean deli and specialty market on Owens Drive.

Stockist

The Olive Market

“This honey is one of our constant sell outs.”

— The Olive Market, on Instagram
6455 Owens Drive, Suite D
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Get directions ↗@theolivemm
Restaurants & markets

Carry Golden Hive Honey

Run a café, restaurant or market and want local raw honey on your shelf or your menu? Send a few details and we’ll follow up by DM.

Good to know

Questions about raw honey

Anything else, DM us on Instagram.

When will my jar be ready?

Batch 001 is set to be ready by December 15, 2026. If anything slips, you hear first with a new date, and you can cancel for a full refund within a week.

Is this a donation?

No. A reservation is a pre-order for a real jar. A chip-in is support for a small business. It isn’t a charity donation and isn’t tax-deductible.

Why is every jar numbered?

Because this is the first batch. Each jar gets a hand-written number, from 001 up, so you’ll always know you were here early.

Why did my honey go solid?

That’s crystallization, and it happens naturally with raw honey. It doesn’t mean it has spoiled. Set the closed jar in a bowl of warm (not boiling) water for a while and stir. It’ll pour again.

How should I store it?

Lid on, at room temperature, out of direct sun. Skip the fridge. Cold speeds up crystallization.

Where does the honey come from?

It’s grown from hives in Watsonville, California, in the Pajaro Valley. The company is based in the Bay Area and was started in Pleasanton.

What does “unfiltered” mean?

The honey is strained to catch wax, but not pushed through fine filters. That keeps the pollen and the natural flavor of the harvest in the jar.

Is it safe for babies?

No. Don’t give any honey, raw or not, to children under 12 months old.

How do I get my jar?

Choose pickup in Pleasanton or drop-off around the Bay Area when you reserve. We confirm every reservation, and the timing, by Instagram DM. We don’t ship outside California.