Every item on the shelf is a real first-year UK beekeeping expense. As you change the controls, the 3D props on the shelf appear, multiply and change condition, and the honey jar at the back fills up to show your running total against a realistic £1,300 "well-equipped hobbyist" ceiling.
Most UK beekeeping associations let new members borrow a communal extractor for a modest annual fee — for a single-hive beginner this alone can save several hundred pounds in the first year compared with buying a stainless drum extractor outright.
Build a shelf of real starter equipment — hives, bees, protective gear, tools and an extractor — and watch a honey jar gauge fill with your realistic first-year UK cost.
Startup cost is driven by a handful of choices: hive count, how you acquire your bees, gear tier, condition (new vs secondhand), and whether you buy or borrow an extractor. Each choice adds or removes a 3D prop and moves the honey level.
Set the number of hives, choose a bee source and gear tier, then toggle secondhand equipment and extractor ownership. The shelf restocks live and the jar fills to your first-year total.
Borrowing a club extractor instead of buying one can save a single-hive beginner several hundred pounds in year one — often more than switching from a nucleus to a caught swarm.