Urban Apiary Siting Simulator

Placing a hive in a city courtyard or on a rooftop is a spatial trade-off, not just a biology question: a spot has to keep enough buffer distance from footpaths and windows to avoid startling neighbours or passers-by, while still sitting within realistic reach of the parks and street trees that supply nectar and pollen. This simulator renders a small urban block — a paved path, a facade of windows, and scattered green patches at varying distance — and lets you click anywhere on the plot to test a hive location. It reports buffer clearance against the path and windows, a forage score built from the green patches reachable within typical flight range, and whether the recommended launch corridor manages to avoid the footpath entirely.