Spooner’s journey from hive to flower causes minor irritation (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
flea bite
'irritation' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for flea bite that I've seen before include "run around a little" , "Very minor inconvenience" , "irritation" .)