2022

Our beginning

Our journey started with 2 beehives and a small social media account showcasing our homestead.
2023

A seed was planted

Kayla decided to turn her love of beekeeping and farming into a business. Oats and Honey Homestead attended their first farmers markets, got their kitchen Public Health Inspected and purchased 15 beehives in hopes to expand.
2024

the seed sprouted

Kayla found that her farmed based business had huge potential. She continued working hard to educate herself in natural skincare, candle making and flower growing. Soon expanding her once one product business into a multifaceted product based business. This year Kayla worked hard marketing products at farmers markets and launched products in their FIRST retail locations!
2025

growth and rerooting

In 2025, Oats and Honey Homestead launched into a total of 10 retail locations and had their biggest year yet. Including a move from Perth County, into Huron County- Fordwich Ontario. Oats and Honey Homestead would now operate off of Kayla's great-grandparents home farm, a 6th generation family owned farm.
2026

Looking forward

With plans for multiple on farm events, expanded retail locations and a variety of new products, 2026 is looking like a wonderful year for the farm!

our story

In 2022, Kayla began the hobby of beekeeping with her father in law, Gord. Gord has been beekeeping for 25+ years in Huron County.

That same year, after 7 years working in health care Kayla quit her job to stay home with her children, now 4 & 3. Despite planning to take a couple years off to raise her children, Kayla decided to turn her hobby into a small way to bring income to her family.

With the support from their community, the business grew beyond anyones wildest dreams. Growing from 1 product to a multifaceted product business. While also expanding into retail locations, attending vendor markets and unveiling their website.

In 2024, Kayla and her family moved onto her families home farm. Where they’ve been renovating and restoring the home that’s been in her family since 1910. They have also added a large cut flower field to the property, that brings that opportunity for flower sales and U-Pick events.

As of 2026, the business currently offers a variety of flavoured honey made from unpasteurized Ontario honey, beeswax candles, natural skincare, vanilla bean products. All made within a Public Health inspected kitchen with the highest quality ingredients. As well as flowers through the summer months.

Kayla is passionate about volunteering with local groups educating them in the world of bees, gardening, homesteading and pollination. She spends many days out in community teaching as well as provides workshops to the community