🧥 Apiary Safety Equipment

About this simulation

A 3D beekeeper mannequin stands in front of a hive while bees fly around it. Each piece of protective gear you switch on — veil, suit, gloves, boots — physically covers a different body zone in the scene. Bees fly attempts at exposed skin; whether a sting lands depends entirely on whether that particular zone is actually covered, not on the gear as a whole.

How it works

• Zones — head, torso/arms, hands and ankle cuffs are tracked separately, because a partial kit (e.g. a veil with no gloves) leaves some zones fully exposed.
• Sealed cuffs — even a full suit leaves a small gap at the wrist and ankle if the elastic or strap isn't cinched; unsealed cuffs are drawn in amber and occasionally let a sting through.
• Agitation — a higher colony agitation level sends out more bees and increases how often they attempt a sting, but it never changes whether your gear actually blocks that sting.
• Smoker — lighting the smoker masks alarm pheromone and gradually calms the colony, visibly thinning out the number of bees in flight.

Controls

• Protective gear worn — choose how much of the standard kit is on the mannequin.
• Wrist & ankle straps sealed — toggles whether cuffs are cinched tight or left loose.
• Use smoker — calms the colony over a few seconds.
• Colony agitation — sets the baseline defensiveness of the colony (0–100%).
• ↺ Reset stings — clears the sting/attempt counters. Drag to rotate, scroll to zoom.

Did you know?

Most reported "bee suit failures" aren't torn fabric — they're gaps at the wrist, ankle or veil zip where a determined bee can reach skin. A snug elastic cuff or a taped boot line stops far more stings than upgrading fabric thickness.