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🔬 Melissopalynology: Analysing Pollen in Honey

A microscope-view lab of a honey pollen slide: switch floral sources, magnification and grain density to see how the pollen spectrum reveals a honey's botanical origin.

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A microscope-view lab of a honey pollen slide: switch floral sources, magnification and grain density to see how the pollen spectrum reveals a honey's botanical origin.

🔬 What It Demonstrates

Each stylised grain shape stands in for a real pollen morphology (clover, citrus, manuka, dandelion, and minor taxa). The mixture on the slide changes with floral source, and the panel applies the Louveaux classification used by real melissopalynologists to judge whether a single-origin label is supported.

🎮 How to Use

Pick a floral source to regenerate the slide's pollen mixture, adjust magnification and grain density, and use "Highlight species" to isolate one grain type for counting. Drag to rotate the slide and scroll to zoom.

💡 Did You Know?

Melissopalynologists typically count 500+ grains per slide; honey with abnormally low or absent pollen for its type can be a red flag for over-filtration or blending used to disguise adulterated honey.

⚙ Under the hood

A Three.js microscope-slide lab where five instanced pollen-grain morphotypes (clover, citrus, manuka, dandelion, minor taxa) are scattered onto a glass coverslip in proportions drawn from real honey pollen spectra, with a live Louveaux-style predominant/secondary/minor classification checking single-origin label claims.

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