Bees, Butterflies and Beyond: Native Pollinator Series: Teddy Bear's Picnic

A male Valley Carpenter Bee sips nectar from a Delphinium blossom. A gentle giant nicknamed "the Teddy Bear Bee," this bee has no stinger, making him safe to check out up close. The female Valley Carpenter Bee, a shiny black beauty, has a formidable sting -- best to spend time with the male teddy bears... Native bees are estimated to pollinate 80 percent of flowering plants worldwide, so it's important to celebrate our local pollinator heroes.

This original collage painting is 8 x 10 and features sheet music: Flight of the Bumblebee, as well as maps from San Diego County, articles on native bees in the area, shopping lists, book pages, and other ephemera.