Lots of honey no pollen

[Jd's beez]

Hey everyone I just started beekeeping this year and my hive is doing great they are brining in a lot of honey, but today I noticed there is no more pollen ring around the brood separating it from the honey. Is this normal, if not is this a bad thing and can I do anything to fix it? Thanks!

[beemandan]

During periods of peak brood rearing, bees seem to use pollen as quickly as it comes in the door. If your colony is producing plenty of brood, then I wouldn't be too concerned. Check the inbound foragers for pollen on their back legs. If you see a good number bringing it in....it is likely just going to good use.
If, on the other hand, brood rearing has slowed and there doesn't seem to be any inbound pollen, then you may be in a pollen dearth. Under most circumstances, reduced brood would be a normal response...and I wouldn't do anything to 'fix' it. If you feed them a pollen sub during a dearth and promote brood production...then you may well be just making a bunch of extra consumers. I usually let nature take its course in these things.

[Ravenseye]

I would definitely agree with beemandan. Any shortage of resources will affect the colony. Less food means less brood. Sometimes the food source dwindles and the brood stock is still high which helps deplete colony stores. In a short time you have a colony that looks pretty bare. Once the food resources kick back in, the colony starts to build up once again. I've seen people tempted to feed at this point but it's rarely a good idea (excepting those that feed sugar water in the fall to build up winter stores and there are plenty of folks that would argue that as well). The bee's know when to build up their numbers and I personally don't think that my "help" needed.