Yes, that is totally normal. Mosquitos thrive in standing water. You can plant a tobacco plant near there and it should kill off most bugs. There are also chemicals you can use... see your local chemist/herbalist... Or deal with the bug bites.

Oh, BTW, you can also put fish, salamanders, or others in the water if its deep enough. I used a California Newt and some Guppies to eat all my mosquitos. This is a good alternative to chems.

sounds more like you just have sopping wet soil. If you don't have standing water more than a couple of inches deep then you probably don't have mosquitos.

If you have sopping wet soil then your bugs are not mosquitos, especially if they are crawling around on the surface.

If on the other hand you do have standing water get yourself some Mosquito dunks. These are biological little "donuts" that kill the mosquito larvae with a bacteria.

I don't have any standing water - but the soil is the consistency of very thick oatmeal. It was originally heavy, packed clay and I added peat and compost to it before planting everything - then topped with shredded bark mulch just to make it look nice. I planted the hydrangeas and E. ears "high" and topped them with 2" of compost - just to give them some breathing room - now I wish I'd done the same thing with all the flats of impatiens that are struggling. Guess I won't plant those again, next year, LOL!

There's a good chance the bugs you have crawling around are fungus gnats. these are common insects in a garden such as you describe. Without standing water (that stands more than a few days)you'll not have mosquitos.

Try planting a few Droseras, they will love your little bugs and keep you entertained as well.