A honey refractometer tells you how much water is in your honey before it goes into a bucket or jar, from a single drop placed on the prism. That number matters: honey carrying more than 18% moisture tends to ferment, so testing a few frames before you extract is cheap insurance against a spoiled batch. Both refractometers for honey in our range compensate for temperature, so readings stay consistent whether you test in a cool shed or a warm kitchen.
Choosing between them comes down to how often you test. The optical honey refractometer with automatic temperature compensation reads water content from 12 to 30% on a scale viewed through the eyepiece, needs no batteries and suits hobbyists checking a handful of supers each season. The digital honey refractometer shows the result on a screen, covers a wider 5 to 38% range and runs on two AAA batteries, which saves squinting at a scale line when you are testing across many hives or keeping records for honey you sell.
If a reading comes back high, leave those frames on the hive for the bees to cap and dry further before they go into the honey extractor. Once the moisture is right, strain the crop through our honey filters and strainers and pack it into glass or plastic honey jars.
This highly accurate digital refractometer is specially designed to determine the percentage of water contained in honey by means of the refractive index. Mearsures honey water content in the range 38% - 5%. It incorporates temperature compensation.
- Temperature measuring range: 5°C - 40°C
- Precision of temperature range: ±1°C
- Measurement temperature accuracy: ±0.1°C
- Operating temperature: 0°C - 35°C
- Storage temperature: 0°C - 50°C
- Intrument Dimension: 130×60×32mm
- Pack Dimensions: 170x110x50mm
- Weight: 230g
- Power Supply: 2 x AAA
AVAILABILITY
1800 BEEWISE / 1800 233 947
ATC Honey Refractometer is specially designed to determine the percentage of water contained in honey by means of the refractive index.
- Incorporates Automatic Temperature Compensation (ATC).
- Measurement Range: 12 - 30% (Water content in honey.
- Honey with more than 18% water/moisture has a tendency to ferment.
- Honey with a water/moisture content of greater than 20% in more likely to crystallise.
Determination of honey's water content is a crucial part of product quality control.