Son of a Beekeeper is an adult animated comedy that follows Deke Steverson, a middle school misfit just trying to survive puberty, popularity contests, and his eccentric family’s honey business. He’s the reluctant heir to a long line of passionate beekeepers—and to make matters worse, his parents gift him his very own hive as a “rite of passage.” Deke wants nothing to do with it. The honey’s sticky, the work is hard, and the bees? ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING.

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That is, until he meets Crystal and Chunk—two rebellious honey bees with big personalities and even bigger plans. After a freak encounter, Deke discovers he can talk to bees, and suddenly, his life becomes a chaotic blend of human drama and hive hysteria.

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Outside the hive, Deke navigates crushes, bullies, and the growing fear of being labeled “that weird bee boy”—while his six-legged friends secretly coach him through middle school social life.

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Inside the hive, things are even more unhinged: Crystal, a fiercely ambitious worker bee, dreams of breaking the crystallized ceiling to become the first non-royal hive leader. Her brother Chunk—a lazy, loveable drone—just wants to avoid getting booted with the rest of the unemployed males. And Queen Polene, the hive’s manipulative, power-hungry ruler, will do anything to cling to her crown.

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As Deke, Crystal, and Chunk’s unlikely friendship grows, they become a rare bridge between humans and bees—learning that survival, whether in school or in a swarm, takes guts, loyalty, and the courage to be weird.

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With its mix of surreal insect-world satire, dysfunctional family chaos, and heartfelt coming-of-age arcs, Son of a Beekeeper is Bob’s Burgers meets Bee Movie with a splash of Inside Out—a stinger-sharp, honey-soaked adult comedy where the stakes are high, the hive is alive, and adolescence really stings.