The Hive (TV series)

The Hive features the Bee Family and explores everyday things concerning small children (such as playing, being friendly, spending time with your family, getting along, finding out all about the world and how it works, etc.). ==Characters==

• Buzzbee is a 5-year-old bee. He is helpful and inquisitive. Rubee calls him an "annoying little brother". • Rubee is a 7-year-old bee. She is the eldest child of Mama Bee and Papa Bee, older daughter and sister to Buzzbee and Babee. Buzzbee calls her a "bossy big sister". Rubee is a computer wizz. • Babee is Buzzbee and Rubee's baby sister. She loves to giggle and play with her sister and brother. • Momma Bee is the mother of Buzzbee, Rubee and Babee and the wife of Pappa Bee. She often bakes cakes and other food. • Pappa Bee is the father of Buzzbee, Rubee and Babee and the husband of Mamma Bee. He often sits on the sofa reading his newspaper. • Grandma Bee is the grandmother of Buzzbee, Rubee and Babee and the wife of Grandpa Bee. She looks after Rubee, Buzzbee and Babee when Mamma Bee isn't at home. Unknown if she has mothered Momma Bee or Pappa Bee. • Grandpa Bee is the grandfather of Buzzbee, Rubee and Babee and the husband of Grandma Bee. He often gives Buzzbee a treat and tells him a story. Like Grandma Bee, it's unknown if he has fathered Mamma Bee or Pappa Bee. • Jump is Grandma and Grandpa Bee's pet flea. He is very energetic and loves to jump around a lot. • Jasper is a mischievous wasp who often plays tricks on his friends. He is one of Buzzbee's best friends and sometimes sarcastic and calls Barnabee a slowworm. • Barnabee is a loyal and truthful bee who is another one of Buzzbee's best friends. He wears glasses. • Debee is Rubee's best friend. She has freckles and brown pigtails. • Miss Ladybird is Buzzbee's teacher from Honeydew School. • Postman Spider is a postman who is a good friend of Buzzbee. • Katypillar is a caterpillar who looks after and plants flowers. • Mr Millipede is a millipede who is a mechanic. • Doctor Beetle is a beetle who is a doctor. • Millice and Vince are two ants who work in the Anthill Store. • Lord Bartlebee Buzz is a lord who is briefly snobbish but kind. He is the Queen's personal servant. • Queen Bee is a queen bee who is Lord Bartlebee's love interest. She is good friends with Buzzbee. • Mrs Wasp is Jasper's Mum. She is good friends with Buzzbee's Mum. • Snail is a snail and a student from Honeydew School. He hides in his shell when he gets scared. • Spider is a spider and a student from Honeydew School. He may be Postman Spider's son. • Worm is a silent and really annoying worm who appears in every episode and in the ending credits. • Birds: The two blue birds that appear in every episode on a nearby tree. The male's name is Feathers while the female's name is Fluff • Clara Bee is the cleaner of Honeydew School. Unseen but mentioned only by Miss Ladybird in episode "Have You Heard?" • Worker Bees are three bees who keep collecting pollen grains from the Flower Field. • Herbee is a four-year-old bee. He is Barnabee's little brother. • Mrs. Butterfly is Katypillar's mother. ==Episodes==

Pilot (2008) Season 1 (2010–12) ==Production==

The series was announced in September 2006 during Cartoon Forum and MIPCOM, when London-based animation studio Lupus Films and creative production agency Picture Production Company (the two previously partnered on The Pinky and Perky Show) partnered with Monumental Productions to produce a new CGI-animated preschool series that focuses on the bee family. In March 2009, Lupus Films announced that Canadian distribution company Bejuba! Entertainment secured worldwide distribution rights to the upcoming series The Hive and joined the series as co-producer. On 29 March 2010, Indian animation studio DQ Entertainment (whom Lupus Films & Picture Production Company previously co-produced The Pinky & Perky Show with the Indian studio) joined the series as co-producer and would handle animation production services for the series. In June 2013 it was reported that The Joester Loria Group had signed deals to produce merchandise for the series. In 2015, Disney Junior EMEA commissioned a second season of the series. Broadcast In April of 2010, Disney EMEA acquired worldwide broadcasting rights to the series and would broadcast the series on its Playhouse Disney channels internationally the following year in early 2011. In September 2015, it was announced that episodes would begin airing on Clan in Spain. ==Home releases==

Playtime in Honeybee Hive • Postman Buzzbee • Computer Bee • Buzzbee the Magician • Babee's Room • Scaredy Bee • Birthday Bee • Sporty Bee • A Royal Visit Visiting the Doctor With Buzzbee • Buzzbee to the Rescue • Healthy Bee • Being Mamma Bee • Sleepy Bee • A Droopy Antenna • Brave Bee • Don't Be Greedy • Pappa Gets Fit '''Let's Get Green''' • Buzzbee's Garden • Buzzbee Cleans Up Buzzbee big holiday • A Windy Day • Buzzbee Helps Out • Useful Bee • Buzzbee's Den • Rainy Day Fun • It's Not Easy Being Green Dance Party! • Dancing Bee • Musical Bees • Do The Sticky Stomp • Loyal Bee • Spring Bee • Peek-a-Bee • Funny Bee • Rain Dance ==References==