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🐝 Apiary Site Design and Layout for Efficient Operations

Interactive 3D apiary planner where you drag hive spacing, orientation and windbreak distance sliders to see sun exposure, wind shelter and beekeeper workflow efficiency respond live.

Biology2DModerate60 FPS

A 3D bee yard where you place hive stands, a windbreak and an access path on a virtual plot, adjusting spacing and orientation to see how sun exposure, wind shelter and beekeeper workflow efficiency change.

🔬 What It Demonstrates

Entrance orientation relative to morning sun, windbreak placement relative to hive height, and hive spacing all trade off against each other — tighter layouts speed up inspections but raise drift and robbing risk between colonies.

🎮 How to Use

Set hive count, spacing, entrance heading and windbreak distance, then pick a row, staggered or clustered layout pattern. Watch the sun exposure, wind shelter and workflow bars update, and see red flight paths flag hive-to-hive drift conflicts.

💡 Did You Know?

Many beekeepers face hives southeast so morning sun reaches the entrance early, prompting foragers to start work sooner in the day than a north-facing colony would.

⚙ Under the hood

Interactive 3D apiary planner where users drag hive stands, windbreaks and access paths around a virtual plot, with spacing and orientation sliders that update sun exposure and workflow-efficiency indicators.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install