You're just darned lucky that bee was so busy. What a great angle you got for taking the shot of this beautiful thistle patch, and I say "beautiful" because I love the look of their flowered crown and that purple hue.
I won't be uploading images until my computer comes out of its sudden coma, as I am commenting using a shared machine that doesn't have PhotoShop or my images on it. :(
Title is a nice play on words. Could this bee Scotland's national flower (Onopordum acanthium)? Lovely legend behind the thistle and a bonnie bee you've captured atop it.