Hi Nicolas,
 
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Regarding your question, bees feed larva only during the larval stage.
Cells are capped when the larva spins a cocoon and becomes a pupae.
Pupae do not eat so once a cell is capped no feeding is necessary.
 
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Aaron Morris
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