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Autumn Syrup Ratio Lab (2D): Feeding Rate & Capping Speed

2D side-view hive comb: mix sugar-to-water ratio, feed type, ambient temperature and feed rate, and watch bees cap syrup into winter stores at different speeds and moisture levels.

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This 2D companion drives the same feeding model as the 3D hive-cutaway lab: sugar-to-water ratio sets how much water must be driven off before a cell can be capped, ambient temperature gates bee activity, and feed rate controls how fast the feeder empties — watch the comb grid fill and cap from the bottom edges upward as bees shuttle between the feeder and the comb.

⚙ Under the hood

2D side-view comb-filling model: capping speed derives from the sugar:water ratio's water fraction, activity is clamped by ambient temperature, and fill rate scales with feed rate — the same formulas as the 3D original.

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