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Season 1 – Maya the Bee

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Wanting to discover the beauty of the world around her, a young bee named Maya leaves her hive to go exploring. On her adventures, she looks around the meadow where she lives and meets other insects that live there. As many young creatures do, Maya spends a lot of time playing and having fun with her friends. The enthusiastic bee is constantly amazed by what she discovers while flying around the meadow.
Maya the Bee — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired Feb 1, 2012 The Birth of Maya First part of a double episode about Maya's birth, her discovery of the hive's life, its organisation and her friendship with Willy and Flip. Details Episode 1 Aired Sep 26, 2015 The Birth of Maya; The Take Off Maya's origin story is revealed. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 1, 2012 The Take Off Maya discovers that some insects celebrate their birth or transformation day! She wants to know her birthday and organise herself and Willy a party. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 27, 2015 The Queen's Messenger; Night Blooms Maya competes to become the new junior messenger. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 3, 2015 Willy's Bottle; Keep Ball Rolling Willy loves sugar and gets trapped inside a soda bottle; a fly steals Ben's dung ball, so he needs to make a new one for the big dung beetle meeting. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 8, 2012 Judge Beeswax Judge Beeswax inspects the hive and discovers that Maya lives outside. He decides to banish her from the hive and the meadow, believing her lifestyle is a threat for the other bees. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 8, 2012 Willy's Bottle Maya and Willy discover an abandoned bottle. As Willy enters the bottle to taste the sweet liquid, the bottle rolls away and takes Ben's ball with it. Both disappear in the heart of the forest. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 6, 2015 Judge Beeswax; Crack! Judge Beeswax banishes Maya from the hive; Maya and Willy help Shelby fix his cracked shell. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 7, 2015 Powder Power; Maya to the Rescue Beatrice can't fly because her wings are wet; Maya tries to help her fly again; Max is grabbed by a hungry bird, and his friends need to rescue him. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 15, 2012 The Queen's Messenger The Queen's messenger is absent, so a contest to select the new junior messenger is held. Maya and her friends compete against each other during a wild race through the meadow. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 15, 2012 Beware of the Bear Willy saw a bear nearby. Maya informs the Queen who gives the order to evacuate the hive. When Maya and Willy realize that the panic in the hive was triggered by a teddy bear they're scared to confess their mistake to the Queen. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 17, 2015 No Sleep for Maya; Royal Outing A cricket keeps the whole meadow from sleeping. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 24, 2015 The Stranger; Beware of the Bear Maya and Barry look for a mushroom thief. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 22, 2012 Maya to the Rescue Maya and the ants organize a rescue mission to save her friend. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 22, 2012 Shadow Play Willy is afraid of the shadows; to help him overcome his fear, Maya organizes a shadow-puppet show. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 31, 2015 Misleading Appearances; Sleeping Beauty When Maya and Willy's new caterpillar friend turns into a moth and attacks the hive, Maya has to convince Momo to find something else to eat; Maya and Willy accidentally put the whole hive to sleep and need help with the bindweed harvest. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 7, 2015 Philibert; Dancing With Bees Philibert is a small fruit worm who is afraid of his own metamorphosis; Maya decides to take dance lessons from Flip in hopes of leading the worker bees to find new flowers. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 29, 2012 The Stranger Maya and her friends discover a huge slime trail and Shelby's mushrooms have all disappeared; Barry knows what happened, there is a monster in the meadow; Maya decides to investigate further. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 29, 2012 Misleading Appearances Maya and Willy meet a nice caterpillar called Momo but he metamorphoses into a moth and attacks the hive and starts emptying the honey. Maya has to convince Momo to leave the hive. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 14, 2015 Willy Moves Out; The Wild Bunch Maya may lose her best friend when Beeswax decides the hive is too small. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 7, 2012 Sleeping Beauty It's the great pollen harvest day but Maya and Willy have accidentally sent the whole hive to sleep. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 21, 2015 Bee Clean; Flying License Maya and Willy have caught bee lice and need help from the wild bees to end the infestation. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 7, 2012 No Sleep For Maya A cricket keeps the whole meadow from sleeping; Maya and Willy look for him. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 28, 2015 Mrs. Hermit Beetle's Journey; No Friend for Dino Maya wants to help Miss Hermit's Beetle find her brother but her memory is not so good. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 14, 2012 Philibert Maya and Willy accidentally destroy the home of Philibert, a small fruit worm who is afraid of his own metamorphosis. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 5, 2015 Mother Courage; Cake for the Queen Maya helps the firebugs and their mother. Details Episode 14 Aired Mar 14, 2012 Dancing With Bees Maya tries to learn the bee dance, but it's difficult; Maya finds a new field of flowers. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 1, 2016 Hoverfly Spy; Max Has a Crush Maya's friend, Syrphie, disguises herself to go undercover with the wasps in hopes of recovering stolen honey; Max likes a pretty caterpillar who suddenly disappears. Details Episode 15 Aired Mar 21, 2012 King Willy Willy becomes king of an aphid herd which brings a heap of nice benefits however when things get difficult Maya has to come to the rescue. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 3, 2016 Weather on Demand; Shadow Play Lara claims to be able to predict the weather, but Maya thinks it is a trick; Willy is afraid of shadows so Maya decides to organize a shadow-puppet show to help Willy overcome his fear. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 5, 2016 Hive Jive; Ring-a Ring-a Caterpillar Maya attempts to persuade a famous singing bumblebee to perform at the Queen's party; Maya helps a colony of moths find their way back to their nest. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 21, 2012 Night Blooms Maya and Willy cross the forest to see a very rare flower, the moonflower, but they get caught by the night and get lost. Luckily, they can count on a firefly to help find their way back. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 9, 2016 What a Nice Wasp; Sleepless Max Willy and Maya come to the aid of a wasp who is in love with Beatrice; Maya and Willy investigate the odd noises keeping Max awake at night. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 28, 2012 Powder Power Maya accidentally gets Beatrice's wings wet which means she loses some powder and can't fly any more, so Maya must find a solution. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 28, 2012 Royal Outing While the Queen leaves the hive for a little holiday, Beeswax takes a young Queen to replace her, but she behaves like a diva; Maya will have to do something to help. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 11, 2016 King Willy; Thekla is in a State The king of an aphid herd enlists Maya's help to protect them; everyone is afraid of getting sick after Thekla falls ill, and Maya is the only one willing to take care of her. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 4, 2012 Keep Ball Rolling A fly has stolen Ben's ball to use it as a nest to lay her eggs. Unfortunately, it's the ball Ben wanted to show at the big dungbeetle meeting ! Maya and Willy decide to help Ben to make a new ball dedicated to the fly only. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 12, 2016 The Great Pollen Robbery; Shelby's Dream Pollen gifted to the meadow is stolen by wasps; Shelby wants to learn to fly so Maya tries to help, but Shelby finds it's harder than it looks. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 17, 2016 The Queen Scepter; Edgar the Fearless Maya needs to decorate the Queen's scepter, but it goes missing inside Kurt's dung ball; Maya helps a young bee overcome his fear of flying outside the hive. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 4, 2012 The Wild Bunch Flip's cousins arrive in the meadow; Maya worries when they strangely change their color and their behavior. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 19, 2016 In Search of the Lost Dung; Forbidden Fruit Dung beetles challenge each other to get the most beautiful dung they've ever seen; a creature eats the precious strawberries of the ants. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 11, 2012 Bee Clean Wild bees help Maya and Willy when the hive becomes infested with a parasite. Details Episode 22 Aired Apr 11, 2012 Crack! Maya and Willy accidentally break Shelby's shell, they must find a way to repair it before it becomes dangerous. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 22, 2016 Queen of the Solar Eclipse; Night of the Giants After an eclipse sends the hive into a frenzy, Maya sets out to calm the meadow; Willy and Maya train a beetle to fight against Pat the cricket. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 24, 2016 Maya's Garden; Molly the Miner There is only one of Willy and Maya's favorite flowers left in the meadow, so Maya pollinates it; Maya makes friends with a mole-cricket who can't remember where she put her food. Details Episode 23 Aired Apr 18, 2012 Mrs Hermit Beetle's Journey Maya wants to help Miss Hermit's Beetle, an old lady who lost her home during a storm. Details Episode 24 Aired Feb 29, 2016 Barry's Glasses; Alarm Barry's glasses are stuck in a ball of bee glue, and Maya finds a bird to peck them free; the wasps find Maya's honey stash. Details Episode 24 Aired Apr 18, 2012 Flying Licence Lord Beeswax witnesses an accident caused by Maya. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 2, 2016 Harmony in the Meadow; Maya Commander in Chief Maya and Willy learn to replace strings on Flip's violin; Maya helps the ants look for seeds and needs to watch for thieves. Details Episode 25 Aired Apr 25, 2012 No Friends for Dino Maya meets a nice earwig, who's a real artist and sculpts everything he sees; his art is misunderstood by the others who tend to reject him. Details Episode 26 Aired Apr 25, 2012 Mother Courage Maya plays with little firebugs; she soon realizes that they are alone and tries to find their mother. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 4, 2016 Sulky Willy; Dragonfly Express Willy sulks when there is a misunderstanding; a little dragonfly has forgotten who she has to deliver a package to. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 11, 2016 Bee Day; Willy Loses His Memory The hive is haunted; Willy loses his memory. Details Episode 27 Aired May 2, 2012 Cake for the Queen Unknowingly, Willy eats the Queen's cake; along with Maya, Willy tries to make a new one. Details Episode 28 Aired May 2, 2012 Ring-a-Ring-a Caterpillar Maya tries to help an eclipse of moths find their way home as they struggle to discover which way to go. Details Episode 28 Aired Mar 18, 2016 Rainbow Pollen; Follow That Egg Willy gets help from a black firefly in a pollen ball competition; Maya and her friends find an egg but they aren't sure where it came from. Details Episode 29 Aired Mar 25, 2016 The New Shelby; Bless You Miss Cassandra Shelby is annoyed by predators because he seems harmless; Miss Cassandra has become allergic and can't work at the hive anymore. Details Episode 29 Aired May 9, 2012 Hoverfly Spy Maya makes friends with a Hoverfly. When the wasps steal the honey of a special messenger, Syrphie helps Maya to get it back, pretending to be a wasp amongst Stinger and his friends. Details Episode 30 Aired Apr 1, 2016 On With the Show; Night Flight Maya organizes a talent show to prove that everybody has talent. Details Episode 30 Aired May 9, 2012 Shelby's Dream Shelby dreams of being able to fly; Maya and Willy want to help him to accomplish his dream, but things don't go as planned. Details Episode 31 Aired May 16, 2012 The Great Pollen Robbery The neighbor hive has decided to offer the meadow hive a tulip full of pollen, but the convoy is attacked by the wasps; Maya, helped by her friends, tries to get the precious pollen back. Details Episode 31 Aired Apr 8, 2016 Queen for a Day; Henry's Cabin A young queen turns the hive upside down; the ant camp is attacked by an ant-lion. Details Episode 32 Aired May 16, 2012 Maya's Garden Maya and Willy discover a flower that makes delicious nectar, but there is just one left in the meadow; Maya decides to pollinate the flower to create some new ones. Details Episode 32 Aired Apr 15, 2016 Wings of a Champion; The Haunted Hive Maya and Willy meet Grandad Dragonfly; the hive is haunted. Details Episode 33 Aired Apr 22, 2016 Thank You Wasps; The Outsider Maya and Willy help a weak Flip who needs pear juice; a new little bee, Hannah, pretends she is not a real bee. Details Episode 33 Aired May 23, 2012 Max Has a Crush Max has a crush on a beautiful caterpillar; helped by Maya, he tries to become her friend and spend some time with her; suddenly, she disappears... to become a butterfly. Details Episode 34 Aired May 23, 2012 Thekla is in a State Thekla the spider is really sick, and though she's a spider, Maya has compassion for her and wants to help her. Details Episode 34 Aired Apr 29, 2016 A Flower to Share; Greedy Frogs Maya and another bee compete at pollen gathering; Maya and Willy meet a couple of frogs. Details Episode 35 Aired May 30, 2012 Hive Jive For a party, the Queen wants to see a famous bumblebee singer who used to work with the musician Flip; Maya decides to find him, but the bumblebee doesn't want to sing any more. Details Episode 35 Aired May 6, 2016 Once Upon a Slime; The Big Eat Slink the slug is stuck on the ground and Maya and her friends have to find water to hydrate him; Maya accidentally eats soil and falls ill so all of her friends try to help and heal her. Details Episode 36 Aired May 13, 2016 The Big Bad Earwig; Willy Guards the Hive Maya and Willy hunt down a scary earwig, but find he's really just misunderstood; Willy guards the hive and the wasps pay a visit. Details Episode 36 Aired May 30, 2012 Sleepless Max Max can't sleep any more and hears odd noises in his galleries; Maya, Flip and Willy go on a great exploration and discover a whole new underground world. Details Episode 37 Aired Jun 6, 2012 What a Nice Wasp Maya and Willy meet a wasp who's very different from the others. Vesper is in love with Beatrice! Maya decides to help him. Details Episode 37 Aired May 20, 2016 A Friend for the Oak; The Runaway Bee Maya and Willy attempt to plant a truffle under a sick oak tree, but Polly keeps eating it; Maya helps little bee Zig. Details Episode 38 Aired Jun 6, 2012 Willy Moves Out With the hive becoming too crowded, Beeswax orders one of Maya's closest friends to leave. Details Episode 38 Aired May 27, 2016 Doc Slick; Did I Say That? Doc Slick steals Flip's violin to try to impress Lady Cricket; Willy eats nectar that forces him to tell the truth. Details Episode 39 Aired Jun 13, 2012 Weather on Demand Lara pretends to be able to change the weather ! When she actually just reads the signs in nature! She soon realises that this ability is interesting the other insects of the meadow. Details Episode 39 Aired Jun 3, 2016 The Gift From Above; A Surprise From Maya A cowpat lands near the hive and threatens to stink up the Queen's reception; Maya's friends plan a surprise to thank her for all she does. Details Episode 40 Aired Jun 13, 2012 Follow That Egg Maya finds a mysterious egg and tries to find its nest. Details Episode 41 Aired Jun 20, 2012 In Search of the Lost Dung Ben meets Rudy, another dung beetle boy; both challenge each other to get the most beautiful dung they've ever seen. Details Episode 42 Aired Jun 20, 2012 Queen of the Solar Eclipse Maya tries to calm the meadow after an eclipse sends the hive into a frenzy. Details Episode 43 Aired Jun 27, 2012 Henry's Cabin The ant camp is attacked by an ant-lion and Maya helps hide the eggs in a secret cabin. Details Episode 44 Aired Jun 27, 2012 The Haunted Hive Maya discovers a little creature haunting the basements of the hive. Details Episode 45 Aired Jul 4, 2012 Bee Day Maya learns some insects celebrate their birth or transformation day and wants to know her own. Details Episode 46 Aired Jul 4, 2012 Wings of a Champion Maya and Willy meet Grandad Dragonfly, who tells them that he used to be a great race champion; Maya decides to run the race with coaching from Grandad Dragonfly. Details Episode 47 Aired Jul 11, 2012 The Queen's Sceptre It's the Queen's jubilee. Maya has to decorate the Queen's sceptre, but it disappears. Details Episode 48 Aired Jul 11, 2012 Night of the Giants Willy and Maya train a stag beetle to fight against Pat the cricket. Details Episode 49 Aired Jul 18, 2012 Edgar the Fearless Maya must help a young bee overcome his fears of going outside and being out in the big wide world alone. Details Episode 50 Aired Jul 18, 2012 Molly the Miner Maya makes friends with a mole-cricket who can't remember where she put her food. Details Episode 51 Aired Jul 25, 2012 Barry's Glasses Willy loses Barry's glasses in propolis, which solidifies into a ball; Maya has to find a bird to peck them free for him. Details Episode 52 Aired Jul 25, 2012 Bless You Miss Cassandra Miss Cassandra can't work at the hive anymore because she has allergies, so Maya sets out to cure her. Details Episode 53 Aired Aug 1, 2012 Alarm Maya buries her own reserves for winter and creates a map to find them again; the wasps find Maya's map, and they also find an alarm clock on the reserves. Details Episode 54 Aired Aug 1, 2012 Maya Commander in Chief Maya is sent in to lead the ants to a supply of seeds. Details Episode 55 Aired Aug 8, 2012 Forbidden Fruit A creature is on the loose and consuming the precious strawberries the ants have collected. Suspicions turn on to Willy. Details Episode 56 Aired Aug 8, 2012 Thank You Wasps Flip is feeling weak and gets help from Maya and Willy who try to get peach juice from the wasps as they are the only ones who can cut peaches. Details Episode 57 Aired Aug 15, 2012 Sulky Willy A misunderstanding between Maya and Willy; Willy decides to go alone into the forest to find new pollen seeds. Details Episode 58 Aired Aug 15, 2012 Queen for a Day A young queen turns the hive upside down when Beeswax finds a temporary replacement for the queen. Details Episode 59 Aired Aug 22, 2012 Harmony in the Meadow To repair the broken strings of Flip's violin, Maya,Willy and Flip seek help from Stridularius, the music instruments seller. Details Episode 60 Aired Aug 22, 2012 Willy Loses His Memory Willy loses his memory. An ant even makes him believe he is an ant, in order to use him! Maya and her friends have to help Willy before they lose their friend! Details Episode 61 Aired Aug 29, 2012 Rainbow Pollen Willy participates in a pollen ball competition and is helped by a black firefly. Details Episode 62 Aired Aug 29, 2012 Greedy Frogs Maya and Willy meet a couple of frogs. Details Episode 63 Aired Sep 5, 2012 Dragonfly Express A little dragonfly forgets who she has to deliver a package to; Maya and Willy investigate. Details Episode 64 Aired Sep 5, 2012 On with the Show Maya organizes a talent show to prove that everybody has a talent to be proud of, and not just Lara as she claims. Details Episode 65 Aired Sep 12, 2012 Night Flight Coming back from a party, the Queen gets lost with her guards in the forest at night! Maya has to find her and bring her back to the hive. Details Episode 66 Aired Sep 12, 2012 The Outsider A new little bee, Hannah, pretends to Maya she is not a real bee and that she can't find resin buds to make propolis. Maya wants to prove the contrary. Details Episode 67 Aired Sep 19, 2012 The New Shelby Shelby is scared of a seemingly harmless predator; Maya and her friends try to help Shelby disguise his shell, but the result is not what they expect. Details Episode 68 Aired Sep 19, 2012 Willy Guards the Hive Keeping with tradition, Willy learns how to guard the hive, but Beeswax and the wasps make it a tough lesson. Details Episode 69 Aired Sep 26, 2012 A Flower to Share Maya has found the perfect new flower to sleep in, but another bee pretends she found it before her! Details Episode 70 Aired Sep 26, 2012 Did I Say That? Willy accidentally eats some nectar that Lara had destined for Maya. It makes him tell the truth,, all the time and not worry about the consequences... which are not always bad as he manages, to save Judge Beeswa. Details Episode 71 Aired Oct 3, 2012 A Friend for the Oak Maya and Willy's favorite tree, the oak, is sick; they need to plant a truffle under the tree; Polly eats everything under the tree. Details Episode 72 Aired Oct 3, 2012 The Runaway Bee Zig, a little bee, flees his hive because he can't help goofing around, and he just made a big mistake with Beeswax. Details Episode 73 Aired Oct 10, 2012 The Big Bad Earwig Maya meets a nice earwig who's a real artist and sculpts everything he sees, but his art is misunderstood by the others who tend to reject him. Details Episode 74 Aired Oct 10, 2012 Doc Slick Doc Slick is a pedlar who will do anything to seduce the beautiful singer Lady Cricket. Details Episode 75 Aired Oct 17, 2012 The Gift from Above A cow pie lands in front of the hive and threatens to cause a catastrophe as the Queen plans to receive other queens that night. Details Episode 76 Aired Oct 17, 2012 Once Upon a Slime Maya needs to find water after Slink the slug is stuck to the ground due to a heat wave in the meadow. Details Episode 77 Aired Oct 24, 2012 The Big Eat Maya gets sick after eating soil, and her friends try to make her feel better; Ben prepares her a pollen ball mixed with dung. Details Episode 78 Aired Oct 24, 2012 A Surprise for Maya Willy and his friends want to prepare a great surprise for Maya to thank her for all she does. Details

Season Info

Director
Daniel Duda
Network
UKIDS
Rating
TV-Y
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 1, 2012