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🐝 Rainwater Harvesting Systems for Apiaries

An interactive 3D model of a roof-to-hive rainwater harvesting system: catchment roof, first-flush diverter, storage tank and gravity-fed hive waterer.

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A 3D model of the full roof-to-hive chain: rain falling on a catchment roof, flowing through a gutter and downspout, passing an optional first-flush diverter, filling a storage tank, and gravity-feeding a pebble-filled hive waterer.

🔬 What It Demonstrates

Collection rate scales with rainfall intensity and roof area; a first-flush diverter skims the dirtiest initial runoff before it reaches storage, and tank level responds live to inflow versus colony consumption.

🎮 How to Use

Adjust rainfall intensity, roof catchment area, tank capacity and colony count, and toggle the first-flush diverter. Watch the tank fill, the days-of-supply estimate update, and hives spawn to match colony count.

💡 Did You Know?

A modest 30m² apiary roof in a moderate rainfall climate can collect thousands of litres a year — for most apiaries, storage and filtration, not catchment area, are the real limiting factors.

⚙ Under the hood

An interactive 3D model of a roof-to-hive rainwater harvesting system: catchment roof, first-flush diverter, storage tank and gravity-fed hive waterer.

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