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🍯 Honey Processing & Quality Lab

A 3D honeycomb-and-jar lab showing how fanning bees evaporate nectar into ripe honey, how moisture and heat set the Brix/HMF quality grade, and why some honeys crystallise faster than others.

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A honeycomb cell ripens nectar into capped honey on the left while a jar of finished honey slowly granulates on the right — both driven by the same three real-world levers beekeepers and honey graders actually watch.

🔬 What It Demonstrates

Fanning bees evaporate nectar's water until the cell is capped; moisture and heat exposure translate into simulated Brix and HMF readings and a rough EU-style quality grade, while glucose:fructose ratio and temperature govern how fast honey crystallises in the jar.

🎮 How to Use

Raise the fanning rate to ripen the cell faster and watch the wax capping seal over it. Slide storage temperature to see HMF climb and crystallisation speed up or stall. Push the glucose:fructose ratio up to make the jar granulate sooner.

💡 Did You Know?

Honey granulation isn't spoilage — it's a natural, reversible physical change. A gentle warm-water bath (well under 40°C) redissolves glucose crystals without damaging the honey's enzymes or flavour.

⚙ Under the hood

An interactive 3D scene pairing a honeycomb cell that ripens nectar into capped honey with a jar showing real-time sugar crystallisation, both driven by adjustable fanning rate, storage temperature and glucose:fructose ratio.

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