Today I went to Princeton Lavender, a small farm near our house that grows lavender and sells it under various forms, including honey from bees that feed on the lavender flowers. If you want to go there, their address is: 3741 Lawrenceville Road, Princeton, NJ 08540.
Bee on lavender.
Several other kinds of insects were enjoying the lavender field.
Clouded Yellow butterfly on lavender.
Green Praying Mantis on lavender.
Brown Praying Mantis on lavender.
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Brilliant lavender macros strikingly displaying the sophisticated relation between insects and flowers!The honey from the farm must be delicious,Hien.I usually consume thyme honey.Does thyme grow in your area?
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Doda, I went to the farm to buy their honey, but they were sold out. Haven’t heard of thyme honey from the US. It comes mainly from Greece, Crete, and New Zealand, and fetches a good price.
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Yes,thyme growns on mountains,bees love it.Its flavour in honey is heaven.
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Nice shots of the stick bugs! I think that is what I called them when I was a kid 🙂
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Thank you John! Stick bugs, that’s a good name.
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Oh, lucky you to find the mantises! I still remember my thrill at seeing some at the Staten island Botanical Garden. They pose nicely. 🙂 And the Clouded yellow – I remember seeing those too, they’re very pretty. A fun series of photos!
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This series was entirely unexpected. Most of lavender had been cut and I almost turned around to go home. Then the owner of the farm said he was seeing many praying mantises and I went to where he was and took these photos.
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That’s great luck!
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So lovely.
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Thanks!
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Such glorious photos of these small creatures on that beautiful purple.
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Thank you Sue! Glad you like these photos.
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I was expecting something a little different, but your images of the insects are superb!
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Thanks Jerry! I wasn’t expecting to take these photos either, but there were so many insects there.
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Wow, I have never seen a praying mantis out in the wild before!
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Thank you for commenting, Emma!
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It looks gorgeous, smells great and the insects love it. What’s not to like? 🙂 🙂
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Indeed! Lavender is well liked by many,
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Absolutely gorgeous! Lavender is my favorite!
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You would have a great time at this farm!
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You really capture the beauty of the moment….
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Thank you!
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BEAUTIFUL shots, Neightn! I am learning just how much skill is involved to get shots like this. Bravo!!
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Thank you Amy!
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Great to see the variety of wild life attracted by the lavendar
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They have good taste, don’t they?
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Great captures of the lavender-lovin’ insects, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a brown praying mantis!
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Thanks Donna. There is a Chinese Praying Mantis that is always brown. Green mantises may also change to brown to adapt to their environment.
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I did not no this, thank you for sharing, Hien!
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Really nice bokeh and great job on spotting the green praying mantis. 😊
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Thank you Irene!
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Great captures – love the praying mantids, even though they are probably after bees. 😉
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Thanks Eliza! I will warn the farmers about those praying mantids.
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I suppose they have to eat, too. 😉
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