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💰 Equipment Financing Options for Beekeeping Businesses

A 3D cost-comparison model of leasing, secured loans and grants for beekeeping equipment such as extractors, bottling lines and transport — watch cash cost and ownership build up over the loan term.

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A 3D cost-comparison model of leasing, secured loans and grants for beekeeping equipment such as extractors, bottling lines and transport — coins rise on each pedestal as repayments are made, and the equipment model turns from a hollow outline to solid steel the moment the business actually owns it.

🔬 What It Demonstrates

Leasing keeps upfront cost low but carries a higher embedded finance charge and, without a buyout, never transfers ownership; a secured loan gives immediate ownership; a grant shrinks the amount that ever needs financing at all.

🎮 How to Use

Set the equipment cost, interest rate, term length and grant coverage, then watch the timeline auto-advance through the repayment term — or pause it and scrub through the sliders to compare total costs instantly.

💡 Did You Know?

UK rural and agricultural grant schemes typically only cover part of an equipment purchase, so beekeeping businesses usually still combine a grant with a loan or their own capital for the rest — exactly the blend modelled in the grant lane here.

⚙ Under the hood

A 3D cost-comparison model with three pedestals — Lease, Loan and Grant+Loan — where coin stacks rise over an animated repayment timeline and a honey-extractor model turns from a hollow wireframe outline into solid steel the moment each financing path actually transfers ownership.

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