Honey bees consume pollen which has varying protein and lipid contents. To see how the amount of brood (developing bees) in a colony impacts foraging behaviors, we manipulated the amount of brood in 30 colonies last fall. The analyzed samples showed that colonies with removed brood collected more protein-rich pollen than colonies with added brood, demonstrating that brood quantity influences foraging behaviors. This data will help farmers and beekeepers provide better nutrition for their colonies.