As Bengaluru’s temperatures peaked at 38.5°C in April this year, natural landscape architect Akshay Vidhate stood in his terrace garden among 30 varieties of flowering plants. The air was eerily quiet. He noticed the absence of the familiar buzz of wild honey bees in his garden. Vidhate turned an empty bottle into a makeshift feeder, […]
As Bengaluru’s temperatures peaked at 38.5°C in April this year, natural landscape architect Akshay Vidhate stood in his terrace garden among 30 varieties of flowering plants. The air was eerily quiet. He noticed the absence of the familiar buzz of wild honey bees in his garden. Vidhate turned an empty bottle into a makeshift feeder, […]
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