Ironically this is actually one of the bigger problems to solve for in the generation and is one that has not been solved for.

This is not one of the bigger problems to solve for our generation. European honey bees are not going anywhere.

No it has more to do with creating robots at this size that can take and complete complex tasks not the honey bees.

I don't think there's any irony in it. That's exactly why they were used in the show.