<Li> Kiani Atkinson--Makenna </Li> <Li> Jason Celaya--Ranger Craig </Li> <P> Once I Was a Beehive was filmed in Payson, Utah and Provo Canyon . The scenes featuring a bear were shot on location with a trained bear named Tank . The film's ark was made by a local woodcrafter and was temporarily lost during transport because it was not properly attached to the vehicle . </P> <P> Sneak - peek screenings aired in various towns in Utah in early August . It was released in Utah on 18 August, and expanded to theaters in Idaho and Arizona in September . It was released by Purdie Distribution and saw a wide release of 32 theaters and grossed a total of $732,655 . </P>

Where was once i was a beehive filmed