  By direct measurements of the complex optical conductivity $\sigma(\nu)$ of
FeSi we have discovered a broad absorption peak centered at frequency
$\nu_{0}(4.2 K) \approx 32 cm^{-1}$ that develops at temperatures below 20 K.
This feature is caused by spin-polaronic states formed in the middle of the gap
in the electronic density of states. We observe the spin excitations between
the electronic levels split by the exchange field of $H_{e}=34\pm 6 T$. Spin
fluctuations are identified as the main factor determining the formation of the
spin polarons and the rich magnetic phase diagram of FeSi.
