New York-based The Joester Loria Group has inked two new deals for preschool series, The Hive, which currently airs on Disney Junior in the US.

The 26 x half-hour CGI series The Hive bowed on Disney Junior last October and is now broadcast in more than 150 countries. The series features Buzzbee and his many friends adventures in the Hive.

Ceaco has secured the license to produce jigsaw puzzles based on the series. The line includes 24- and 36-piece puzzles and will be introduced into key specialty retailers in 2014.

Bakery Crafts, meanwhile, will develop cake and cupcake decorations, including cake toppers, cupcake rings and edible icing art. The line will be introduced at an array of mass retailers including Walmart, Publix, Kroger, Supervalue, and across Grocery, both in line and at bakery departments, across the US in 2014.