honey fund

English

Noun

honey fund (plural honey funds)

1. A supply of honey, often created as a subsidy for beekeepers, or the funds used to purchase that supply.
   • 1917, The Spectator - Issues 4645-4670, page 85:

     Making hives would be a good occupation for many of our convalescent wounded men, and if every cottager wore presented with a hive of bees (surely some of the War Funds could start them, or a special Honey Fund be raised) it would be a great help to those who pine for sugar, especially for children and workers.

   • 1979, Laws Passed at the Session of the Legislative Assembly of North Dakota:

     The state treasurer shall deposit all moneys received under this Act in a special fund to be known as the honey fund. All moneys deposited in the honey fund shall, subject to legislative appropriation, be expended by the commissioner for use pursuant to this Act.

   • 1984, Mary Beatrice Boyd, City of the Plains: A History of Hastings, →ISBN, page 308:

     Home-made toys, small children's clothes and tons of honey contributed from a honey fund raised by Woodford House girls and old girls were sent as Christmas gifts to Hastings, England.

   • 1985, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: House of Representatives:

     While administrative charges take up only 5 per cent of wool funds, administrative charges take up to 20 per cent of poultry research funds and 17 per cent of honey funds.

2. Alternative form of honeyfund
   • 2011 August 26, Marianne Rohrlich, “The Moneymooners: Registering for Cash, Not Dishes”, in New York Times:

     Being socially conscious, Ms. Clark and Mr. Turay say on their registry, which is a hybrid called myregistry.com, that 10 percent of the money they receive for their “honey fund” will be donated to a charity.

   • 2014 October 11, Claire Reed, “I Do, I Do: Words didn't get in the way with this surprise wedding proposal”, in Florida Times-Union:

     Nadia and Josh, who registered for a “honey fund” to help with expenses, flew from Jacksonville to Miami for a relaxing Key Largo honeymoon before returning to Northern Virginia as husband and wife.

   • 2015 June 4, Keith McLeod, “Sandi Thom and husband-to-be Matt Benson ask friends to help fund honeymoon to Hawaii”, in Scottish Daily Record:

     But now the contribution bowl is out to help fund the honeymoon through a “honey fund” website with a link to make contributions.