How To Use Honey Refractometer
Wait 2 3 or 4 days and use your refractometer for control.
How to use honey refractometer. Hold the open cells of the frame so the open cells are facing away from you. The extraction went really wel. All that you have to do is take a sample of the honey you want to test and cover the prism or well of your refractometer. The moisture content of honey should be 17 8 or less. Without bad smells.
Make sure that both your refractometer and honey are room temperature for best results. Two things are critical for accurate measurement of water content of honey. Inspect a frame of honey for open cells. A q tip or finger can be used to spread the sample over the glass. Calibration of the refractometer.
The honey refractometer is designed for checking the water content and nutrient grade of honey. In today s video we take a look at the water content in the honey recently extracted from our beehive at the allotment apiary. In a little clean room 20 25 c place your opened honey tank covered by clean cloth and the dehumidifier. The automatic temperatures compensation that. If it doesn t work rusty idea is a good way.
Bees cap honey when sufficient moisture has been removed but beekeepers often harvest frames with many uncapped cells or store extracted honey in excessively humid rooms. A honey technical bulleting is available from misco customer service or from any of the honey refractometer pages. Open light plate and place 2 3 drops of distilled water on main prism like the measurement of honey the water must spreads across the prism. Hold the instrument towards a bright light for easier reading of the result. Moisture 12 27 baume 38 43 and brix 58 90.
Air bubbles or obstructions will interfere with the readings so apply your honey as smoothly and seamlessly as you can. The amount of bending of the light depends on the concentration of water in the honey being measured. Hold the frame over the butcher paper. For more information on honey refractometers search for honey or navigate to the digital handheld category and use the filters to view the selection of honey refractometers. Hold both sides side bars of the frame.