Bedloe's Island
an island in New York harbor; ceded to the United States Government in 1800; the site of Fort Wood, erected in 1841 and mounted with colossal statue of "Liberty Enlightening the World." 77 guns; now the location of Bartholdi's BEDOUINS (bed-ö-enz'), Mohammedan people of Arab race, inhabiting chiefly the deserts of Arabia, Syria, Egypt, and North Africa. They lead a nomadic existence in tents, huts, caverns and ruins, associating in families under sheiks or in tribes under emirs. In respect of occupation they are only shepherds, BEE BEECHER herdsmen, and horse breeders, varying in Egypt, the A. ligustica, or Ligurian the monotony of pastoral life by raiding on each other and plundering unprotravelers whom they consider trespassers. The ordinary dress of the men is a long shirt girt at the loins, a black or red and yellow handkerchief for the head, and sandals; of the women, loose drawers, a long shirt, and a large darkblue shawl covering the head and figure. The lance is the favorite weapon. bee of Italy and Greece, introduced into England, etc.
The humble-bees, or bumble-bees, of which about 40 species are found in Great Britain and over 60 in North America, belong to the genus bombus, which is almost world-wide in its distribution. Some bees, from their manner of nesting, are known as "mason bees," "carpenter bees," and "upholsterer bees."
Some of these bees (genus osmia) cement particles of sand or gravel together with a viscid substance in forming their nests; others make burrows in wood. The leafcutter or upholsterer bee (genus megachile) lines its burrow with bits of leaf cut out in regular shapes.
The finest honey for export is gathered from hives where white clover and bass wood are accessible, although golden rod and buckwheat blossoms afford an excellent yield. The States producing the largest amount of honey are, in the production exceeds 60,000,000 pounds annually.