Hi darling! What a beautiful day today has been :) feels like the old days! I wanted to ask if you could help explain the significance of the honey bee too Harry was seen wearing today… everyone of freaking out about it but I am new to the fandom and really don’t understand what it means and why it’s so big that he’s wearing it today? I’ve seen so many accounts tweet about it but nobody is giving a clear explanation on what the importance is so I was hoping you could help! Thanks in advance Gina <3 https://x.com/_morethanahabit/status/1933622703925195083?s=46
Ah. So, I see a few things going on. Some people think his bee shirt has to do with the Manchester Bee, which... I really don't think it does. The Manchester Bee is a very specific bee illustration, but whatever. Maybe it's connected, but I think people are connecting it because Louis is in Manchester, and we saw a photo today of Harry carrying a checkered bag. Checkered flag, bee, baby gate.
Personally, I don't think any of this means babygate is ending. But there are fans who think everything checkered is a sign. 🤷🏻♀️
In general, bees are connected to Louis and to babygate. Waaaay back in 2015 Louis was quoted as saying he was "buzzin'" and threw up in his own mouth when asked how he felt about being a dad. In 2016, fandom began to talk a lot about getting bee tattoos when babygate ended. At some point many of us had a bee as our avatar to show support for Louis. In early 2017 when he was doing promo with Steve Aoki, Steve referred to Louis' fans as "an army of bees." It all came to a head when H got a VERY big, very angry-looking bee tattoo in April 2017, which felt like a response tattoo, like the dagger did when Louis got it.
Here's my ARMY OF BEES tag.
The photo on the left is from today (June 13, 2025). The photo on the right is from when he was doing Harry's House promo (so... early 2022? I'm terrible with dates).
