Waldemar Bonsels

Waldemar Bonsels (21 February 1880 in Ahrensburg – 31 July 1952 in Ambach, Münsing) was a German writer and creator of Maya the Bee.

Works

Maya the Bee

The adventures of a young and happy bee who is sent by her queen to search for pollen, and in doing so she finds a new world that surrounds her, making friends with various forest creatures.

Release Date1975-04-01

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Episode Count104

Vote Count85

Maya the Bee

Hello everyone, I'm Maya the Bee! What do I love? Freedom! That's why I live in the meadow instead of the hive. I have a thousand and one adventures with my friends: Shelby snail, Max the worm ... and of course Willy! Willy is very lazy and greedy ... But he's my best friend. Together, we go on an many adventures! Let's go!

Release Date2013-04-01

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Episode Count129

Vote Count26

Maya the Bee: The Honey Games

Following an unproductive harvest season, it’s up to Maya and her brave friends to save their hive by competing in a series of games.

Release Date2018-02-02

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count64

Maya the Bee Movie

A bubbly little bumblebee rebels against the rules of the hive to make all kinds of friends—from violin-playing grasshoppers to a hornet named Sting.

Release Date2014-09-11

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count179

Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb

When Maya, a headstrong little bee, and her best friend Willy, rescue an ant princess, they find themselves in the middle of an epic bug battle that will take them to strange new worlds and test their friendship to its limits.

Release Date2021-01-07

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count101

Arnie & Barney

A platoon of ants set out to save their community in the midst of a severe drought, but the hilariously inept Arnie and Barney – who are not cut out for heroics – decide to tackle the problem themselves. Their bumbling efforts lead them to uncover a shady water racket and team up with a secretive superhero mosquito. In a series of comical mishaps, they inadvertently save the meadow and become the most unlikely heroes of all.

Release Date2026-07-02

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Maya The Bee - The Bee Dance

Maya has got troubles learning the Bee Dance that is usefull to find the right direction. Flip wants to help her and because of his lessons Maya is able to point the head of the worker bees to a new field with flowers that are ideal to nurture the babay bees.

Release Date2012-02-20

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Maya the Bee - Willy has to move

Hello Everybody, I am Maya the Bee! What I love most? Freedom! That's why I don't live in the hive. I have the greatest adventures with my friends: Shelby the snail, Max the worm,...and off course Willy! He is super lazy and a real gourmet...but he is my best friend. Together we are going on an adventure! Are you coming with us?

Release Date2014-03-14

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Maya The Bee - The Nightflower

Release Date2014-05-01

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Maya de bij

Release Date2009-11-01

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Episode Count38

Vote Count1

Maya the Bee

Release Date1977-10-05

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Episode Count53

Maya - Opgepast Voor De Beer

Episodes: Bear Alarm Judge Beeswax The Royal Outing Willy's Bottle The Stranger.

Release Date2012-11-19

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Maya de Bij - Een taart voor de koningin

Hello everyone, I'm Maya the Bee! What do I love most? Freedom! That's why I live in a meadow and not in a beehive. I have the most amazing adventures with my friends Shelby the snail, Max the worm, and Willy, of course! Willy is super lazy and a real foodie... But he's my very best friend. Together we go on adventures! Will you join us?

Release Date2013-05-27

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Maya the Bee

The adventures of a young and happy bee who is sent by her queen to search for pollen, and in doing so she finds a new world that surrounds her, making friends with various forest creatures.

Release Date1975-04-01

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count4

Maya de Bij - Koning Willy

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Maya de Bij - Koningin voor een Dag

Discover the exciting stories of Maya and her friends in this new film Maya Queen for a Day!

Release Date2016-10-01

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Maya De Bij Deel 2

Release Date1975-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Maya de Bij - Beeralarm

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Maya De Bij Deel 3

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Maya De Bij - De Lieve Wesp

Maya sees a wasp following Miss Cassandra. She investigates and discovers that Stinger plans to kidnap Cassandra and demand nectar as ransom. The wasp that was supposed to follow Cassandra, Vesper, has fallen in love with Cassandra and wants to help Maya and her friends foil the plan.

Release Date2014-08-29

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Maya De Bij - De Gestolen Framboos

Release Date2015-06-26

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Maya De Bij - Pas Op Voor De Beer

Release Date2012-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Maya the Bee

Maya the Bee is a dramatised documentary film displaying living bees and other forest animals interacting with each other. Based on the book by Waldemar Bonsels, he also assisted himself in cinematography, along with A.O. Weitzenberg. The film was restored in 2004, after a decent copy (nitrate) of this film survived in the Finnish Film Archives possession and was done by Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv with the support of Waldemar Bonsels-Stiftung.

Release Date1926-04-08

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector