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🍯 Formulating Pollen Substitutes

A 3D lab bench simulation of mixing a pollen-substitute patty: adjust protein source ratio, crude protein %, moisture and patty thickness on a hive frame and watch nurse-bee uptake and brood build-up respond.

Entomology & Insect Behaviour3DAdvanced60 FPS

A 3D lab bench where you mix a pollen-substitute patty from real pollen, soy/pea protein and sugar syrup, press it onto hive top bars, and watch nurse bees take it up and colony brood-rearing respond.

🔬 What It Demonstrates

Amino-acid balance rises with real-pollen inclusion even at a fixed crude-protein target, while palatability depends on both pollen content and syrup moisture — together these drive nurse-bee uptake and brood trend.

🎮 How to Use

Adjust the pollen and soy/pea fractions, crude protein target, syrup moisture and patty thickness, and pick a season. Watch the patty's colour and texture change and the live nutrient bars and bee activity respond.

💡 Did You Know?

Bees need about ten essential amino acids they cannot make themselves; isoleucine is typically the first limiting amino acid in soy-heavy substitutes, which is why even 10–15% real pollen markedly improves outcomes.

⚙ Under the hood

beeshivepollensimulationbiologylarvaebroodThree.js

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