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🌊 Coastal Beekeeping: Managing Hives in Maritime Climates (2D)

A 2D coastal-apiary lab: sea breeze, humidity and years of salt exposure drive live roof-corrosion and mould-risk scores, a windbreak hedge intercepts salt spray, and bees shuttle to a chosen coastal forage plant.

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This 2D companion drives the same corrosion and mould-risk formulas as the 3D coastal apiary through a flat side-view scene: a side panel exposes sea breeze, humidity, years of salt exposure, the coastal forage choice and a windbreak toggle, while the roof tint shifts from silver to rust as corrosion climbs, condensation droplets appear under the roof as mould risk rises, and a stream of salt-spray particles is visibly thinned by the hedge when it's up.

⚙ Under the hood

2D coastal-apiary lab: salt-spray deposition, sea-breeze strength and years of exposure drive a live roof-corrosion score, humidity drives a condensation/mould-risk score, and a windbreak hedge cuts how much salt spray reaches the hive.

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

What does the roof-corrosion score depend on?

It combines cumulative years of salt-air exposure (55% weight) with current sea-breeze strength (45% weight), reduced to 45% of its wind contribution when the windbreak hedge is up.

How is mould risk calculated?

Mould risk scales linearly with humidity above a 30% floor: (humidity minus 30) divided by 70, shown as condensation droplets forming under the hive roof.

Does the windbreak hedge actually change the outcome?

Yes — toggling it off raises the wind contribution to corrosion to full strength and lets far more salt-spray particles reach the hive body instead of being intercepted at the hedge line.

What did you find?

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