Hello Bob. I check the moisture of my honey randomly. While extracting. With an extractor like y’all have. I would like to have what they call a pocket digital refractometer, but it cost around $450. It’s not feasible for me buy one.

Just found out you will be coming to my state for the Big bee Buzz. So Looking forward to it. Cheers

Thanks Louie and Bob for sharing this video. I don't have a drying room but I do my supers under a fan just like my friend Bob binnie does. Matter of fact I beekeep like Bob and his crew does. I split to prevent swarming like Bob does it works every year. I haven't had a hive to swarm on me for like 4 years now. Thanks to the Binnie method and Bob and crew I am a better beekeeper. Thanks again Bob! I love Blue Ridge Honey Co.

Another good video Bob. Have you posted a video on blending honey? When buying different honey flavors all over the country how do you get a similar tasting product? All of the packers here in Canada either target Canola or Golden rod profiles. I would like to try real Sourwood honey, do you ship to Canada?

Would using your finger to spread olive oil and honey on the refractometer slide change the reading levels? I use a glass stir stick. Just a thought.

Thanks for sharing this I have 1 and I did not know how to set it mine came pre set and I did not know how to check it and reset it. stick my honey in a drying room because I seen you Bob do it. it is my kitchen with fans and 2 dehumidifiers I do it for 2 days. Bob do you have hive beetles problems and what do u do if you find them hatching in your frames I freeze them and give them back to the bees. Anyway this was great It was nice to see seth did he have his baby yet. When are you going to share the video with Rodger and the extender release oa. Have a Blessed week

Good morning Bob. Thank you for the video, great information.

Thanks Bob, I had wondered how often I should calibrate my refractometer. Also good to know about the temperatures affecting readings.

Good morning Bob, do you like the digital refractor? Just curious which type of refractor you feel would be better for accuracy?

Thanks Bob, great content as always!!! May i ask what other test do you make with the recieved honey to make sure it is not mixed with high fructose syrup or the bees fed with sucrose syrup during harvest? Or any other considerations... Thanks for your great advises !!!

Bob I have a suggestion for a video, what to do with frames of packed out pollen and how to keep the bees from making them. I'm thinking the latter will have to do with keeping them queen right and keeping the push down into the bottom box.

Bob you were very kind when we brought honey that was too thin for you to taste. Thank you and as an aside I have heard different artificial lights might affect the refractometer reading so we check ours with natural light and olive oil

Thank you for this. I didn’t know about the Brie reading. I knew it was there, but never knew what it meant. I have the one in the blue box, so will pay more attention to Brix as well as the moisture. 😊🐝

Interesting video on refractors. Louie said most people use the brix scale to measure the moisture content in their honey.,when Louie tested the honey he gave us the measurement of 16 %. What was the brix number?

Good morning God Bless ❤❤❤

Hi Bob, Is capped honey also vaunrable to ferment? If yes, then how the bees keep the honey? Asking because, I had a full super of fully capped honey which smelled quite pungent and I was advised the honey was from privet to have such flavour.

thanks Bob. great video!!

Hi Bob any recommendations for drying honey if you don't have a drying room

BOB - I moved to GA from Colorado & this will be my first year pulling honey in GA. I’m about 2 hours south of you. I have heard that in the south if you don’t extract within 3 days of pulling supers that SHB larvae will hatch in your supers and ruin your crop. Have you ever experienced or heard of this? Thanks BOB!

Hi sir Bob how do you sells one of refractometer for

Good Morning Bob !

Thanks Bob, as always great info, I use a refractometer but haven’t calibrated it, I certainly will now! lol Thanks again!

So you are calibrating at 71.5 with olive oil. My refractometer is reading 69 on the Brix scale with olive oil... how do I get it up to 71.5 or do I need to?? Will having a lower Brix reading affect the water content reading of the honey tested? If so how or what water content number do I need to be shooting for? I have the blue box model refractometer.

Bob, what is the brand of the Honey Refractometer that you sell. I see that you do not sell equipment online.

Thanks I asked you about them at the expo and got it with the brix scale so when I get a good day I’m going to calibrate and check supers!

Be sure you purchase a honey refractometer too! I mean even Amazon carries refractometers affordably. But the range they operate are different depending on what you use it for. I have a bad saltwater fish hobby and the refractometer for saltwater looks exactly the same and the case color is the same. And yes I grabbed it once and put honey on it and chuckled as I tried to read % moisture. Guess you have a practical joke working in the back of your head now Bob. Switch out your employees fav refractometer with a saltwater refractometer and get it on tape! Be ready to edit a few choice words out tho😊!

Our club (Wiregrass Beekeepers Association of SE Alabama) has a refractometer. Individual members can borrow the refractometer, and we bring it to meetings during extracting season.

Good morning to you and the crew. Perfect timing. I need to calibrate mine.

Thanks If it is all capped honey will it be the right moisture content Also a video crystallized honey would be cool

Unrelated question. Just what beesuit do you have that you can wear it around. Every full suit i pit on and 10 minutes later im drenched in sweat.

Thank ya sir for some good info!

Another excellent video Bob. Could you do a quick video sometime on maintaining and keeping and apiary clean of overgrowth? What methods and how often?

Hey Bob can you dry honey in a 5 gallon open bucket with a small fan blowing in it and stir it several times a day? I am about to make some cabbage honey (i hope soon)😁

Hey Bob how do we count spore levels? -thanks

I never start extracting until I have tested moisture. I run fans and a dehumidifier to ensure dryness.

Your website says your sold out of them. Can I back order it?

It's used more on Brix because every vine producer has a bunch of them. We use it to measure the sugar content in the grapes to determine when will the harvest start. It's a totally different science than beekeeping. Almost equally interesting but I like bees a bit more

How do you test the yeast spore count?

Yeah, the band is back together!!!! John and Seth and Jesse are back in the house!!!!

Bob what I like best about your videos is you explain those How's, Why's and What's of beekeeping's finer points so well. Thanks for another informative video. 😁Blessed Days Bob and Company.👍 I have a difficult time seeing the line on mine. I think mine has the Brix, I didn't know that thanks so much Bob and Lewy. Oh Bob you mentioned that Gallberry honey when you did that video with him down in Florida, I commented there was a plant/berry that looked real similar up here in SW WA. Turns out this is called a Salalberry. (Gaultheria shallon)

Good morning Bob. Nice vid.

Thanks Bob and Louie

Curious what a hobby or sidelining beekeeper can sell a bucket or drum of honey for.

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Hello Bob .... why does my honey get brick hard after about 2 weeks, because of fermentation?? Your videos are so informative.

The more we watch your videos the more learn, Thank You!

Have you ever used a digital honey refractometer, and if so, what was your experience?

We have had small batches of packaged honey for own use that were wet we kept it frozen until it was needed for eating or baking . A refractometer would have saved the hassle 🙄

Thats big boss moves Seth. Bob seems genuinely happy to be buying honey from you. What a great opportunity. Blackberry flow just started out here in Oregon. It's a crazy weather year.

Good morning Bob, the refractometer sure helps us “see the light” or better yet the water content in our honey!

Another great video. I am the beekeeper from Ohio that also has a home in Blairsville, GA. My brother lives at Lance Crossing on SR 129 between Murphy, NC and Blairsville, GA. I noticed that someone had established an apiary at the entrance at Lance Crossing. Just wondered if they were your hives? Didn't count the number of colonies, but I would guess around 35-40.

Something i learned with these type, (because it says in instructions)that if temp changes 5° you have to recalibrate. My honey shed is outside and i have to constantly recalculate. Im hoping to get one like Kaymon uses....unfortunately they're over $400:(

Thank you for the video Bob and Louie, I never knew about adjusting mine and I just did and I changed it about 1.5. Appreciate it!

Perfect timing Bob. Was trying to decide which one to buy.

Should recalibrate with every 5* temp. change.

Love it Seth makes a quick appearance.

Had a friend extract honey from his Flow hive. A week later he called and asked me to check his honey because it was smelling funny. I took my refractometer and found out his honey was 19.5% and fermenting. He was truly sick about losing his honey.

And near simultaneously, beekeepers grab their EVO to recalibrate their refractometers 😂

I am looking for your video on conference I don’t see you were a blue shirt can you please send too me

Another good video Bob. Have you posted a video on blending honey? When buying different honey flavors all over the country how do you get a similar tasting product? All of the packers here in Canada either target Canola or Golden rod profiles. I would like to try real Sourwood honey, do you ship to Canada?