For those who may be interested

[sipa]

A new honeybee colony simulation package is now available for free (as open source software)
New computer model to help scientists, beekeepers and regulators to understand multiple environmental effects on honeybee colonies
Scientists have created an ingenious computer model that simulates a honey bee colony over the course of several years. The BEEHAVE model, published today in the Journal of Applied Ecology, was created to investigate the losses of honeybee colonies that have been reported in recent years and to identify the best course of action for improving honeybee health


Some info here : http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/news/food-security/2014/140304-pr-virtual-bees-unravel-causes-of-decline.aspx

You can get the model here http://www.beehave-model.net/

 

[BeeJayBee]

Has anybody tried this?

 

[Bob D.]

Well it installs and runs on Gentoo linux without issue.

Bit of a clunky interface but what I'd expect from netlogo.

Having run the demo I'll probably delete it as don't really have the time or the bee knowledge to realy play with it.

 

[user 6228]

looked extensively and studied the code.
It does not take into account hive heat losses or the energy required to ripen honey