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They once built a robot bee that could waggle-dance inside the hive. The bees eventually started listening to it. You could put on an Oculus, and go dance-talk to them remotely. There are like 5 words in their grammar with which to communicate one idea... where to find the nectar.

But the truth of the matter is they need someone to babysit and check up on them once in awhile. Make sure they're free of mites, that the colony isn't going to be unbalanced (that they might need a new queen, if something went wrong, or there's not enough brood in the comb). Wear a beekeeping suit. No reason to dislike them, they appreciate flowers, make candy, and twerk-to-talk. Seems like they're the good guys.

Have you spent any times with bees? Beekeeping really changed my opinions on bees. They are quite industrious and very gentle.

Indoor gardening is very much highly automated already.