Speaker Directory

The BC Council of Garden Clubs has compiled a list of speakers who are willing to speak to garden clubs and organizations on various garden related topics. While this list is fairly comprehensive, it does not contain all the names of knowledgeable speakers in BC. If you would like to suggest a name for this list or if you wish to have your name added to this list, please contact the Speaker List Coordinator.

Please note the following:

  • The BC Council of Garden Clubs does not accept any responsibility for the quality or the content of any presentation by these individuals.
  • It is the responsibility of the gardening organization to negotiate the terms of the presentation with the speaker (including topic, travel and expenses, fees, etc.)
  • Fees listed are provided as guideline and are subject to change at the discretion of the speaker without notice to the Council.
  • Please click on a speaker name from the table below for more detail.

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NameWinston Wong
EmailEmail hidden; Javascript is required.
Websitebcbeesupply.ca
Phone(236) 888-1484
General Topics
  • Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests
Specialty Plants
  • Wildflowers and other plants that cater particularly well to bees
Sample topics
  • Honey Bees, Mason Bees, Beekeeping Practices, Beekeeping Equipment
Speaker Profile

Winston Wong, owner of BC Bee Supply, has been a beekeeper for 10 years, and has been running his supply store since 2017. As an advocate for pollinators and sustainable gardening practices, his focus is on the benefits of keeping different types of bees, and the basics of how beekeeping works. Through his weekend courses, Winston has gotten hundreds of new beekeepers off the ground, and he also facilitates talks to help people decide whether beekeeping (and what kind of beekeeping) might be a good fit for them. During one of these talks you will learn about things like the bee life cycle, swarms, hive equipment, hive inspections, and mason beekeeping as an alternative to honey beekeeping.

"Honeybees" and "Mason Bees", and the tending/keeping of these pollinator species, are the big topics that we focus on. The creation of honey is also of interest.

Speaker's FeeNegotiable