Sweet like honey, what will baby bee, bee-autiful, babee, okay, you can have plenty of fun with honey and bee related puns for a gender reveal, and it’s the sweetest theme on the internet right now!
Who knows, the rise in this trend may have something to do with the popular ‘butter yellow trend’ which can be seen everywhere right now from our fashion to our baby showers! There’s something so cozy and warming about it, and it fits the bill perfectly for a fun and fresh gender reveal.
I’ve pulled together over 20 different ideas to help you host the perfect ‘what will baby bee’ gender reveal party!
Throw the Perfect ‘What Will Baby Bee?’ Gender Reveal
1.Honey Yellow Backdrop
Those honey yellow tones are a key characteristic of a bee themed gender reveal. Feature those honey, creamy colored yellows on your backdrop through to your food table and balloons.
Introduce different tones of yellow with balloons, backdrops, flowers and even decor honey pots!
2. Honeycomb Reveal
Okay, we’ve seen smoke cannons and slicing a cake to reveal a gender, but this honeycomb piñata reveal might be the most perfect reveal ever for this theme.
Hang a honeycomb piñata from your backdrop and pop it to release the color of the gender. Obsessed!
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3. Welcome To The Hive
This sweet ‘welcome to the hive’ sentiment is beautiful for a bee themed reveal. Use the hive as your hub for everyone to mingle, get snacks and get ready for the big reveal.
4. Honeycomb Cupcakes
Bee themed cupcakes are a must, whether you choose to have them filled with pink or blue icing to reveal the gender or not.
Opt for a chocolate sponge with white icing and a fun honeycomb topping with a little bee for a subtle nod to the theme.
5. What Will Baby Bee Cake
Perhaps you want to reveal the gender of the baby in a traditional way by slicing into a delicious cake.
This bee themed cake design below is the perfect inspiration!
6. Bee-autiful Balloon Arch
A backdrop or balloon arch is a popular choice at a gender reveal, they’re perfect for larger gatherings and great for capturing photos with your guests too!
Combine a backdrop with a yellow, gold and cream themed balloon arch for a bee-autiful touch!
7. Bee Themed Cookies
Not a fan of cake? You’ll want to screenshot this one for later to share with your local bakery to whip up a batch of these cookies. The sweetest touches to incorporate some bee themed elements and colors into them.
8. Honey Stirrer Topped Cupcakes
Cupcakes are always a hit for a gender reveal, how adorable are these honey stirrer topped cupcakes?!
You might want to have a set of these as well as a large bee themed cake to reveal the gender with a slice, or a pair of champagne glasses!
9. Bee & Honey Themed Food Table
Lean into creating a ‘sweets’ only food themed table for your guests, think a gender reveal cake, bee themed cake pops, cookies and cupcakes for sweet food that’s easy for your guests to grab.
10. Hanging Honey Pot
It’s that hanging honeycomb piñata again! Seriously, how cool is it?
Hang it from your balloon arch for a fitting honeycomb look that really is adorable.
11. Chocolate Smash!
If you’re not fussed about cake, a chocolate smash is just as fun!
Have it themed with ‘what will baby bee’ written on the front, this style of revealing the gender is perfect for more intimate reveals.
12. Honeypot Cake
Now, that’s what I call an epic bee inspired cake?!
Theme it to look like a honeypot and fill with blue or pink colored sponge and icing to reveal the gender in the sweetest way.
13. What Will It Bee?
Take inspiration from the below backdrop setup if you’re looking for another idea to hang up a honeycomb piñata! This one features a question mark on the front for an added bit of intrigue with your guests.
14. Outdoor Bee Bash
Bee themed gender reveals lend themselves to spring and summer with the bold colors and nature inspired theme.
Throwing a bee bash outdoors if weather allows is a lot of fun, and it’s perfect for setting up a large bee themed backdrop like featured in the below image.
15. Sweet Cake Ideas!
Looking for some more cake inspiration? This double layered honey inspired cake is a thing of beauty!
The honeycomb and what will baby bee toppers finish the cake off beautifully.
16. Bee Themed Afternoon Tea
How about hosting a bee themed afternoon tea with your loved ones?
Serve up a sit down afternoon tea including honey sandwiches, yellow and bee themed cakes and sweet treats, revealing the gender with cupcakes or a slice of cake for everyone! Don’t forget the tea!
17. Sweet Like Honey
If you’re looking for some extra decor pieces for your party, hexagonal shaped items and ‘sweet like honey’ decor items are always a good idea!
18. Honey Dipped Strawberries
Chocolate dipped strawberries with yellow dripped icing to look like honey is just the sweetest way to do strawberries at a gender reveal party. Naughty, but nice sweet treats for everyone!
19. Honey Topped Mini Cakes
The choice for sweet honey inspired treats goes on…
These Madeline topped cakes look divine!
20. Honey Iced Cookies
Or, how about some hexagonal and honeypot inspired iced cookies? Add sweet sentiments to the top of the cookies such as ‘a little honey is on the way!’.
21. Winnie the Pooh Inspired
Of course, why not take inspiration from the famous bear himself for your bee inspired bash? Winnie the Pooh themed gender reveals are the cutest.
It pairs so beautifully with the honey and bee theme, and you can feature the lovable bear on your cake, with teddies or in your decor!
22. Girl or Boy?
Tag on the girl or boy sentiment to your gender reveal theme for a sweet feel. I love the combination of the bee, Winnie the Pooh and classic gender reveal touches here.
23. He or She, What Will Baby Bee?
Finally, another piece of inspiration for a beautiful bee inspired backdrop.
Reveal the gender with a black balloon, pop it to reveal pink or blue confetti! Which of these ideas is your favorite?
