Hurrbee's squats borrow their language from beekeeping, and winter in that world is
real: beekeepers expect to lose some colonies every winter, and in recent years losses have run well above what they consider normal. So part of every
squat, and part of every winterization and rebuild fee, goes into a fund for the people
working on pollinator health.
Some of it is invested and some of it is given away. The intention is a
fund that lasts — one whose earnings can support this work indefinitely rather than a pot
that empties. But need does not wait for an endowment to mature, so a share is paid out
each March, when beekeepers are rebuilding after their own losses. As the fund grows we
expect to widen what it supports beyond pollinators.
This page is the accounting. Every figure below comes from the same ledger the fees are
paid into, and it will read zero until the first payment is made.
| 1,212 honey from 6 contributions | $1.21 |
| Contributor | Contributions | Given |
|---|---|---|
| Anonymous beekeeper | 4 | 687 honey ($0.69) |
| Anonymous beekeeper | 2 | 525 honey ($0.52) |
Contributors are named only if they choose to be. You can set or remove your name on your account page at any time, and it applies to everything you have given.
Honey is Hurrbee's rewards unit: 1,000 honey is $1. A fee's dollar value is fixed at the moment it is paid, so what is owed here cannot drift afterwards. Recipients differ from year to year. Individual contributions are not listed — this is aggregate by design.