Honey
Infused Honey
$12.00
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Honey,as nature made it.
Local, raw, and unfiltered honey. Simple ingredients, complex flavors. Bringing our farms to your table.
For the apothecary
Beeswax,botanicals, and beyond.
Handmade salves, soaps, and lip balms. Small-batch essentials, made with simple ingredients.
Learn with us
A littlecloser to nature.
Discover bees, pollinators, gardening, and traditional skills. Good things happen when we learn together.
Coming up at Next to Nature
Winter Porch Pots
With Branch and Bloom
- Date
- Saturday, November 14, 2026
- Time
- 10 a.m. to noon
- Tickets
- $65.00 per person
- Location
- 624 Cherokee Street, Leavenworth, KS
Back by very popular demand, we are hosting Kansas City's very own Branch and Bloom for our annual Winter Porch Pots class! Kick off the holiday season in style by crafting your own Winter Porch Pot to welcome guests through the entire holiday season!
Advance purchase required. Class tickets are generally non-refundable. If you cannot attend, contact us about arrangements for your completed porch pot. An additional class will be added if the first sells out.
— The shop
From our hives, to your table
A note from the apiary
Pure, local honey. Nothing more.
Our honey is raw and unfiltered. Coarse straining keeps the pollen, and leaving it unheated preserves its natural character.
Chad uses natural beekeeping methods and cares for the bees that make it possible. From a spoonful at breakfast to a jar shared with friends, enjoy a little of what our Kansas bees make.
— From our store
The regulars
Services
We love bees. The planet needs them.
Pollinators are precious. We take pride in preserving honey bees and helping future generations understand their importance.
Swarm captures. Bee removals. Educational presentations. If it involves bees, start the conversation here.
The people behind the goods
A family business. A community of makers.
Chad and Megan Gilliland started Next to Nature in 2016, with beekeeping at the heart of their family business. Megan makes jam, jelly, and pickles and looks after the marketing and the business behind the scenes. Their son Garrett learned to keep bees with Chad as a young child.
In 2025, the family opened a downtown Leavenworth storefront. Today, it brings together more than 40 small businesses and makers. We buy ingredients from local farmers and make our products in our certified commercial kitchen. Come watch products being made and get to know the people behind your food.
“Bringing our farms to your table.” Supporting small businesses and local farmers is at the heart of what we do.
2016
Our beginning
2025
Downtown storefront
40+
Local makers
— In the kitchen
Our state-certified commercial kitchen
All of the products produced from Next to Nature Farm are created in a safe, sanitary environment in our state-certified commercial kitchen.
We do offer rental of the kitchen, on an occasional basis. Please contact Chad Gilliland at (785) 491-1978 to inquire about availability.
Visit us in Leavenworth
Your neighbourhood farm store.
Find our honey, handmade goods, seasonal foods, and a community of local makers at 624 Cherokee Street.
Tuesday, 10am–6pm · Wednesday, 10am–5pm
Thursday–Saturday, 10am–6pm
— From our customers
Kind words from our customers
I received Next to Nature Farm Honey in a raffle drawing at the Annual Eugene Graves Memorial Scholarship Ball. This is the best tasting honey I have ever had. I love the flavor it add to my black coffee. No cramer needed.I had to order online for more. I wish I could find it in Salina, Kansas.
Margaret D.Natural Honey · 2026-04-02 · From our previous website
Best tasting honey, and he even hand-delivered when the mail wasn’t going out on time during the snow
Jodee C.Creamed Honey · 2025-01-15 · From our previous website
The pickles were very good and very,very close to what my grandma used to make back from when I remember her lime pickles, not quite the same but close. Good enough that I have ordered another jar. Would recommend them for anyone looking for lime pickles.
Randy H H.Crunchy Lime Pickles · 2026-03-05 · From our previous website
— The journal
Recipes, tips & stories
October 23, 2026
Farm-fresh salad dressing
A simple dressing starts with three good ingredients: honey, vinegar, and oil. Ingredients Honey Vinegar Olive oil Fresh herbs, if you like Method Whisk equal parts of honey, vinegar, and...
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