Nice shots.  Hey, at least you've got bees.  All I saw around here last year were a few bumble bees and yellow jackets (more of a hornet than a bee).  I saw very few actual real bees.

My main problem is the focus of the camera and getting the true "macro" shot with the lens literally a quarter inch from the subject.
My camera focuses with a distance sensor, I cannot focus manually. The sensor is outside of the lens so it tends to focus on other things than what I want to photograph.
I would really like to get some input from local photographers as to an insight to deal with my particular camera as I cannot afford a "professional" rig at the moment.