Bees are responsible for about 30 percent of the world's food supply. Our fruits and vegetables would not grow without bees. Many farmers use chemical products known as pesticides to protect food plants from insects. Studies have shown that these chemicals are also hurting the bees. Now it turns out that the pesticides are also showing up in the world’s honey supply. And researchers are wondering how that could affect us.
Title: Bees are Carrying Pesticides into the World’s Honey
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2162/bee_pesticide.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Bees are Carrying Pesticides into the Worlds Honey' data-article-id='2679'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7354'>Bees are responsible for about 30 percent of the world's food supply.</span> <span data-start-time='7354' data-end-time='13229'>Our fruits and vegetables would not grow without bees.</span> <span data-start-time='13229' data-end-time='22542'>Many farmers use chemical products known as pesticides to protect food plants from insects.</span> <span data-start-time='22542' data-end-time='30208'>Studies have shown that these chemicals are also hurting the bees.</span> <span data-start-time='30208' data-end-time='38938'>Now it turns out that the pesticides are also showing up in the world’s honey supply.</span> <span data-start-time='38938' data-end-time='43896'>And researchers are wondering how that could affect us.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2162/bee_pesticide.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9541 data-hint-location='22542' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2162/what_is_hurting_the_bees.m4a'>What is hurting the bees?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='chemicals'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2162/researchers.m4a'><span>researchers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2162/chemicals.m4a'><span>chemicals</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2162/fruits.m4a'><span>fruits</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2162/honey.m4a'><span>honey</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9540 data-hint-location='30208' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2162/what_does_supply_mean.m4a'>What does supply mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='provide'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2162/take.m4a'><span>take</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2162/provide.m4a'><span>provide</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2162/offer.m4a'><span>offer</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2162/obtain.m4a'><span>obtain</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9542 data-hint-location='7354' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2162/fruits_and_vegetables_would_not_grow_without__blank_.m4a'>Fruits and vegetables would not grow without <span class='blank'>bees</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='bees'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2162/air.m4a'><span>air</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2162/sun.m4a'><span>sun</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2162/bees.m4a'><span>bees</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2162/water.m4a'><span>water</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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