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🌼 Bee Pollen Harvesting

An interactive 3D model of a hive-mounted pollen trap scraping loads from foragers, and a dehydrator tray where temperature and airflow determine moisture loss and pollen quality.

Entomology & Insect Behaviour3DModerate60 FPS

A hive-mounted pollen trap scrapes corbicular loads from returning foragers into a collection tray, and a dehydrator tray dries the moist pellets under adjustable heat and airflow.

🔬 What It Demonstrates

Trap mesh size and forager traffic determine how much pollen is scraped per pass, while drying temperature and airflow determine how fast moisture drops — and whether excess heat scorches the batch.

🎮 How to Use

Adjust the trap mesh size and forager traffic to watch pollen accumulate in the hive-side tray. Set the dehydrator's temperature and airflow and watch the tray pellets pale and, if overheated, darken as quality falls.

💡 Did You Know?

Fresh pollen must drop from roughly 20–30% moisture to under 8% before it is shelf-stable — most producers dry within hours of trapping and stay under about 45°C to protect enzymes and nutrients.

⚙ Under the hood

An interactive 3D model of a hive-mounted pollen trap scraping loads from foragers, and a dehydrator tray where temperature and airflow determine moisture loss and pollen quality.

beespollenhivehoneyforagingpollinationThree.js

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