When the Royal Jelly is stolen from the beehive where Maya has recently hatched, everybody suspects the hornets and Maya as their accomplice. No one believes that she is innocent except her friend Willy. They both set out to prove Maya's innocence.
After getting carried away and unintentionally causing the Empress of Buzztropolis discomfiture, Maya tries to save her hive by teaming up with a motley crew of insects, with whom she enters the Honey Games.
As the headstrong bee Maya and her friend Willy rescue an ant from menacing beetles, she entrusts them to deliver a special golden orb to the Bonsai Mountains. The two friends embark on a wild adventure as the orb turns out to contain an ant princess that they must protect and take her home.