Maya the Bee was an anime television series produced by Nippon Animation Company in Japan. The series consisted of 55 episodes and was originally telecast across Japan from April 1975 to April 1976 on the TV Asahi network; then it returned for a second run from October 1982 to September 1983. Based on the classic children's book by Waldemar Bonsels.
In the US, it aired on Nick Jr from New Year's Day 1990 to 1992.