[ocba] refractometer

Jeff Bollinger jeff01 at email.unc.edu
Tue May 27 12:10:11 EDT 2008


kawayanan wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I harvested a small amount of honey over this holiday weekend, and since 
> this is my first time I am a little paranoid about it being to high in 
> moisture.  I would hate for my first small crop to spoil.  Does anyone 
> in the group use a  refractometer to measure the moisture content of 
> their honey?
> 
> Sean Palmer
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What would you estimate was the percentage of capped vs. uncapped cells 
on your honey frames?  If its like 90% or higher you would probably be ok.

Jeff


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