[...] The purpose of this book is to guide our beekeepers in applying better methods for the intensive and profitable exploitation of beekeeping in Greece. The methods I describe are known to many in other countries, especially in the cradle of modern beekeeping, America. I have personally applied most of these methods during my 45-year beekeeping career. Consequently, these are not just theories of questionable usefulness, but tested and applicable methods. I have included in this book all the practical conclusions of many years of experience, both my own and others', aiming to better and more effectively help our progressive professional beekeepers expand their knowledge and see the new horizons that open up to them for the application of modern intensive exploitation methods. [...] (from the author's preface)