Chiming in from SC. We have hundreds of bees daily on our Black and Blue Salvia, Cockscombs, a noid sunflower type flower and Hot Lips sage. Also the African Blue Basil is always covered. Some of these are planted close together in a bed and my grandchildren will stand back and look, but wont go too close. Honestly, I don't get too close once they get going for the day.
We also have a bumper crop of mosquitos, lizards, toads, skinks and dragonflies this year. Maybe all the rain we had last year?? We had about 16 inches at once.