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📈 Forecasting in Beekeeping

An interactive 3D nectar-flow forecast model: shift spring warmth and rainfall to see bloom phenology, predicted vs. actual honey flow, and hive weight respond in real time.

Entomology & Insect Behaviour3DAdvanced60 FPS💧 Water

A 3D nectar-flow forecast model: dandelion, clover and lime bloom phenology drive a predicted honey-flow curve, compared against noisy simulated scale-hive data, while a flower field and hive respond live to the season.

🔬 What It Demonstrates

Bloom timing follows bell-shaped phenology curves anchored to accumulated spring warmth, and nectar secretion scales with rainfall — together these drive a forecast honey-flow curve that a beekeeper can compare against real scale-hive readings.

🎮 How to Use

Scrub the day-of-year slider or press play, then adjust spring warmth and rainfall to see the flower field bloom on a different schedule, the forecast/actual chart reshape, and the hive's honey jar fill accordingly.

💡 Did You Know?

Many UK beekeepers plan around the "June gap" — the dip between spring and summer nectar flows — using exactly this kind of phenology forecasting to decide when to feed or move colonies.

⚙ Under the hood

An interactive 3D nectar-flow forecast model: shift spring warmth and rainfall to see bloom phenology, predicted vs. actual honey flow, and hive weight respond in real time.

beeshoneyphenologyfloweringdata-scienceweatheragricultureThree.js

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install