Thistle? So intrigued with the blossom I almost missed the bee.

Couldn't see the bee clearly..
should capture it at different angle..
Nice try though.. insect shot are really hard to capture

The pink and greens make good color contrast, the honey bee is almost lost in the power pink of the blossom.

Very sharp with great color saturation. I like it and understand the effort to capture a moving object in front of a tightly focused lens. Good job.

REALLY good macro of the thistle head and bee at work. I think there's a fine line between getting the right subject in focus and getting it 'wrong' but I think you'll probably find that criticism (or critique to call it a different name with 2 sugars added!) is mostly based on peoples personal preference.
If you try and keep up with what you think people want, you will find it harder to find your own form so I recommend that go with what you feel!
Keep it up fella! I'm looking out for more from you.