Beekeeper advocacy spreads through three linked layers: individual beekeepers and the public (grassroots), allied organisations — conservation groups, farmers' unions, scientists (coalition partners) — and the officials who set pollinator policy. Influence has to move outward-in: grassroots energy activates coalition partners, and an engaged coalition is what ultimately moves policymakers, exactly as it does with real campaigns.
Grassroots: dG/dt = i · s.g · (1-G) − 0.02·G
Coalition: dC/dt = (n/12) · s.c · (0.3·G + 0.1) · (1-C) − 0.01·C
Policy: dP/dt = s.p · (0.4·C + 0.2·G) · (i/10) · (1-P) − 0.01·P
G, C, P ∈ [0,1] — grassroots, coalition and policymaker engagement
n = coalition partners recruited (0-12), i = campaign intensity (1-10)
s = {g, c, p} strategy multipliers — which link the current strategy strengthens most
- Direct Lobbying — beekeepers petition policymakers directly; fastest short-term policy gain, weak coalition growth.
- Coalition Building — grassroots energy is channelled into recruiting and activating allied organisations, which then lobby collectively.
- Public Campaign — prioritises growing grassroots participation itself (petitions, local meetings, media appearances).
- Media Outreach — a broad multiplier that lifts every link a little, trading peak speed for breadth.
The pulses travelling along the network are the actual flow of engagement: gold pulses are grassroots reaching a coalition partner, teal pulses are a coalition partner lobbying a policymaker, and violet pulses are direct beekeeper-to-policymaker contact.