>  Is there any experience in the Group that continuing rough inspections
>make the bees on the receiving end persistently bad tempered?  In other
>words is it possible that a colony of bees can be 'sensitised' by
>repeated exposure to increased alarms so that eventually the bees
>consistently respond more aggressively that they used to?
 
This is not only possible there is a high probability that it will happen.
If you have ever had a hive that is being harrased by skunks you would see
just how cranky the hive would become from repeated exposure to the
harassment.
 
Thanks
Michael Oberle
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