Year Awarded 2018
FFAR award amount $488,130
Total award amount $977,072
Location Fort Collins, CO
Program Pollinator Health Fund
Matching Funders Deryn Davidson (Boulder County Extension), Greg Butters, Colorado Professional Beekeeping Association, Western Colorado Honey, Bob Todd, Greg Bowdish, Colorado State University
Grantee Institution Colarado State University
Colorado State University researchers are studying the impact of phytochemicals, nutritional diversity and metabolic capacity on honeybee health. This project is developing nutritive plant species mixes for pollinator habitats and dietary supplements to sustain healthy honey bee colonies.