According to scientists, the kind of pesticide, neonicotinoids, used in farms may actually harm the honeybee population.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/neonicotinoid-pesticides-harm-honeybees-experts-confirm
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/science-world-report
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides-and-toxins
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/honey-bees
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecology