DECLINES IN FLORAL RESOURCES AND HABITAT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST THREATS TO POLLINATOR POPULATIONS. THERE HAS LED TO A SURGE OF INTEREST IN PLANTING NEW HABITAT. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD WHERE OR HOW TO BEST RESTORE HABITAT TO GENERATE THE GREATEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO RIGOROUSLY QUANTIFY HOW LOCAL AND LANDSCAPE FACTORS INFLUENCE THE SUCCESS OF POLLINATOR PLANTINGS FOR HONEY BEES, NATIVE BEES, AND NATURAL ENEMIES. THESE MEASURES WILL THEN BE INCORPORATED INTO COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES. THIS IS IMPORTANT GIVEN INCREASING COSTS OF CREATING POLLINATOR HABITAT. WE WILL IMPLEMENT A LARGE, RANDOMIZED LANDSCAPE-LEVEL EXPERIMENT TO QUANTIFY THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL AND LANDSCAPE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE SUCCESS OF POLLINATOR PLANTINGS FOR A DIVERSE SUITE OF BENEFICIAL INSECTS. IN PARTICULAR, OUR OBJECTIVES ARE TO: 1) DETERMINE HOW PLANTING SIZE, SEED MIX TYPE, AND LANDSCAPE COMPOSITION INFLUENCE: HONEY BEE HEALTH AND HONEY PRODUCTION, NATIVE BEES, AND NATURAL ENEMY COMMUNITIES. AND 2) DEVELOP ECONOMIC MODELS THAT QUANTIFY THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR PLANTINGS OF DIFFERENT SIZES AND SEED MIX TYPES ACROSS DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE CONTEXTS. OUR RESULTS WILL ENABLE LAND MANAGERS TO BETTER DESIGN FLORAL PLANTINGS TO GENERATE A HIGH RETURN ON INVESTMENT. WE ARE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH SUPPORT FROM GROWERS, STATE AGRICULTURAL OFFICIALS, AND NON-PROFIT CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS. WE WILL LEVERAGE FUNDS FROM THE MINNESOTA STATE POLLINATOR RESEARCH AND HABITAT ACCOUNT TO CREATE HABITAT. OUR PROPOSAL DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE POLLINATOR HEALTH: RESEARCH AND APPLICATION PRIORITY AREA, AS WE ARE EXPLORING HOW HABITAT RESTORATION AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN INFLUENCE HONEY BEES, NATIVE BEES, AND NATURAL ENEMIES.