PCE Instruments PCE-5890 Honey Refractometer

Measuring device for determining the sugar content, water content, and Baumé of honey. With the beekeeper's refractometer, you can accurately measure the sugar content of honey and its water content. The refractometer features a triple scale that displays all parameters at a glance. Honey is the sweet substance produced by bees as they collect nectar, honeydew, and other sugary juices from living plant parts, enrich it with their own substances, transform it in their bodies, store it in honeycombs, and allow it to mature. Honey can be liquid, viscous, or crystallized. When checking honey, the water content is determined using a measuring device, specifically the refractometer. The refractometers used must be checked at least once a year before the start of the season with a reference solution. This verification is the responsibility of the beekeeper. Before extraction, the water content should be below 17%.