If you want to get the buzz on Virginia bees, a new exhibit at Bridgewater College will highlight locals who do work to protect them.
The exhibit, “Pollinator Friendly: Celebrating and Conserving Virginia’s Native Bees” by Scott Jost, professor of art, will be at the Beverly Perdue Art Gallery from Jan. 7 to Feb. 4, with a reception and artist’s talk on Monday, Jan. 12, at 5 p.m.
The show will feature color photographs and short videos of Virginia bees with nearly 500 native to the state.
Native bees pollinate approximately 80 percent of flowering plants around the world, including agricultural crops and plants that are critical to natural ecosystems on which all life depends.
The exhibit will introduce native bees and some of the local people who are caring for and conserving them.
Jost hopes the art and exhibit will reinforce the importance of native bees, raise awareness about threats they face and provide resources for those interested in helping the bees.
The exhibit is free and open to the public.
The Beverly Perdue Art Gallery is located in the Forrer Learning Commons at Bridgewater College. A map of campus is available at bridgewater.edu/map.
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