tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post5378928912362450506..comments2024-02-23T05:26:35.037-05:00Comments on Linda's Bees: Using a RefractometerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-85865078868797967072016-08-21T06:26:25.784-04:002016-08-21T06:26:25.784-04:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI-tAnwGEus
This ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI-tAnwGEus<br /><br />This video is excellent on how to use your refractometer and calibrate it.cinders26https://www.blogger.com/profile/01161039240978746471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-84324538096220428712015-12-05T11:34:07.404-05:002015-12-05T11:34:07.404-05:00Do not use water to calibrate for honey testing. U...Do not use water to calibrate for honey testing. Use virgin olive oil. The "null" line is between 78 and 80 in the middle. Very easy to use once calibrated Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194151303358910173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-28309682072132242202012-11-19T13:37:17.120-05:002012-11-19T13:37:17.120-05:00Actually I had read an article in American Bee Jou...Actually I had read an article in American Bee Journal where a young beekeeper of MANY hive had dangerously high moisture and he insists it was all capped. It was a very humid summer. He may have tried drilling holes in the front of each super, and inserting a wine cork during robbing seasons.LizzeBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-72252500218536668842010-09-07T18:12:09.092-04:002010-09-07T18:12:09.092-04:00I'm not Linda, but I can tell you what happene...I'm not Linda, but I can tell you what happened with me. I had the same problem with a refractometer I purchased on eBay. I wrote the seller and got a reply that I needed a drop of dioptic oil and another piece of equipment to read the null line which they would supply for another $10. I wish the seller had mentioned this before I bought it so I would have gotten everything I needed for a reading. I still have not received the pieces/parts I need to use the refractometer. Very frustrating!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777513495995940724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-68960215729924024662010-09-06T17:43:27.556-04:002010-09-06T17:43:27.556-04:00Hi, I am also frustrated because there is referenc...Hi, I am also frustrated because there is reference to the null line in the instructions on my new refractometer, and i can't find any illustration or direction to what line this is.... help !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-88561485646214388112010-08-23T15:08:02.508-04:002010-08-23T15:08:02.508-04:00Hi Linda how did you calibrate with distilled wate...Hi Linda how did you calibrate with distilled water what should it read on the metre thanks Karl (England)Karlos "ASBOSS" Fandangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09655123738932477992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-73160675519077894912010-07-28T20:53:37.407-04:002010-07-28T20:53:37.407-04:00Linda, we got a refractometer for honey moisture m...Linda, we got a refractometer for honey moisture measurement. Still can't figure out the instructions. Cowed, I am! It says to "adjust the Calibration Screw until the light/dark boundary coincides with the null line." I cannot find the null line. Can you help, please? <br />Clueless in RichmondJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777513495995940724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-36313621729726447342010-07-17T04:14:55.735-04:002010-07-17T04:14:55.735-04:00Your posts are very useful for me .Thank you.Your posts are very useful for me .Thank you.Jose.kattimoolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093754883164030722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-86464304043648598512010-07-16T14:49:16.967-04:002010-07-16T14:49:16.967-04:00Thank you Barbara for the additional info! :)Thank you Barbara for the additional info! :)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738864691732179532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-25999291526265026982010-07-16T14:47:47.398-04:002010-07-16T14:47:47.398-04:00Thank you Linda for the information! I appreciate...Thank you Linda for the information! I appreciate learning this before I went ahead and extracted honey that wasn't ready. I'm completely new to this and have much to learn, your blog is very helpful!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738864691732179532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-42163307037257484512010-07-16T13:08:38.665-04:002010-07-16T13:08:38.665-04:00Last summer was so wet that almost everyone in our...Last summer was so wet that almost everyone in our bee club had honey with moisture between 19 and 21. And that was capped honey. We were warned that the honey could grow yeast and ferment if it wasn't either dried more or eaten up. One beek told of having a huge vat of honey that he didn't know to check it's moisture content and it had fermented. He had to throw it out.Bee Magic Chronicles for Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818365668819339658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-81549665767052690722010-07-15T21:41:09.694-04:002010-07-15T21:41:09.694-04:00I have always understood that the bees didn't ...I have always understood that the bees didn't cap the honey if the moisture is higher than 18.6%, but I recently harvested three totally capped frames of honey (that had been capped for a month) and thought it was thin. I test the honey at it was 20.2 % - so not necessarily so.Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-10887551540969568512010-07-15T21:26:16.660-04:002010-07-15T21:26:16.660-04:00Is it necessary to test the moisture in honey if i...Is it necessary to test the moisture in honey if it has been capped over? I thought the bees only cap it when they know the moisture content is down to 18%Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738864691732179532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-4255972539932872762010-07-14T12:41:03.945-04:002010-07-14T12:41:03.945-04:00Very very nice Linda, thank you so much for sharin...Very very nice Linda, thank you so much for sharing this great and detailed information!Ron | UltimateBeekeeping.comhttp://www.ultimatebeekeeping.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-45844291189005943402010-07-14T00:10:35.087-04:002010-07-14T00:10:35.087-04:00Thanks Linda! I just purchased one of these &...Thanks Linda! I just purchased one of these & then checked your blog & "VIOLA" here's the instructions! <br />You are Yoda! :) TamTamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722162064540559201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-59324542537601253772010-07-13T14:53:19.576-04:002010-07-13T14:53:19.576-04:00Thank you for the lesson, Linda!Thank you for the lesson, Linda!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777513495995940724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-87921646175237724832010-07-13T11:12:11.269-04:002010-07-13T11:12:11.269-04:00I've got to get one of those. It looks like a ...I've got to get one of those. It looks like a lightsaber!The Brothers Makinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17905640055328767276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-58142229082725959902010-07-12T08:48:08.466-04:002010-07-12T08:48:08.466-04:00You are supposed to calibrate it first with a drop...You are supposed to calibrate it first with a droplet of distilled water. But you only calibrate it at the beginning and then after a number of uses you check the calibration again. Directions for calibration come with the instrument.Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457279216526140341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-17020122914301957102010-07-12T07:12:57.083-04:002010-07-12T07:12:57.083-04:00It is important to calibrate it in the wright way ...It is important to calibrate it in the wright way before one start the measurement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com